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How do I retrieve deleted texts?

How do I retrieve deleted texts?


iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 31, 2021 10:52 AM

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Posted on Mar 31, 2021 10:58 AM

If you have Messages turned ON in your iCloud settings, that means that messages are synced with iCloud and once you delete them from your device, they're also deleted from iCloud -- so no recovery possible.


If you do not have this setting turned on, then your only option is to restore your iPhone to the last backup, which hopefully was done before the message(s) was deleted and after it/they were received.

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Mar 31, 2021 10:58 AM in response to LadyDee73

If you have Messages turned ON in your iCloud settings, that means that messages are synced with iCloud and once you delete them from your device, they're also deleted from iCloud -- so no recovery possible.


If you do not have this setting turned on, then your only option is to restore your iPhone to the last backup, which hopefully was done before the message(s) was deleted and after it/they were received.

How do I retrieve deleted texts?

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