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can I recover messages that were accidentally deleted?

Can I recover messages that I accidentally deleted? Im not sure if my phone was backed up at the time.


iPhone 8, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 22, 2020 2:22 PM

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Posted on Dec 22, 2020 5:20 PM

If you had messages in iCloud turned on Keep all your messages in iCloud - Apple Support and those messages were deleted, then they are permanently gone. If that feature wasn't turned on, you can restore from a backup -- Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support.

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can I recover messages that were accidentally deleted?

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