How to restore deleted iMessages?
I deleted a thread of iMessages with one contact. How can I restore it?
iPhone 11
I deleted a thread of iMessages with one contact. How can I restore it?
iPhone 11
In theory.. If you have an iPhone backup prior to turning that switch on, then your text messages should be contained in an iPhone backup.
Do you have a recent iPhone backup that's new enough to contain the text messages you are trying to restore?
If you have such a backup, you'd have to restore your entire phone. You can't just extract the messages.
If a new backup occurred after you turned on the switch, then your messages are most likely gone.
go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud and check the switch position for Messages
If the switch is ON, then you cannot recover your deleted messages (no need to read any further)
If the switch is OFF, then you might be able to recover your messages IF you have an iPhone backup that contains the messages you are trying to recover. In which case you'd need to restore your iPhone to that backup. In doing so, you'd likely lose some data between now and whenever your backup occurred.
Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
I believe the thread should be there then..
About backups for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Maybe turn that switch back off before restoring.
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud and check the switch position for Messages
If the switch is ON, then you cannot recover your deleted messages (no need to read any further)
If the switch is OFF, then you might be able to recover your messages IF you have an iPhone backup that contains the messages you are trying to recover. In which case you'd need to restore your iPhone to that backup. In doing so, you'd likely lose some data between now and whenever your backup occurred.
Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
Chris, I turned the switch on maybe 20 minutes ago (wasn’t clear as to what exactly its function was). But it was definitely “off” before that and I deleted that thread about 5 hours ago. Is there still chance I could get those messages back?
In theory.. If you have an iPhone backup prior to turning that switch on, then your text messages should be contained in an iPhone backup.
Do you have a recent iPhone backup that's new enough to contain the text messages you are trying to restore?
If you have such a backup, you'd have to restore your entire phone. You can't just extract the messages.
If a new backup occurred after you turned on the switch, then your messages are most likely gone.
My last backup was around 2am, I deleted a thread around 3pm, I turned that handle on around 8pm (it's 8:30 now) - should work?
Also, I don't care about the information that got on my phone in between - that thread is more important
I believe the thread should be there then..
About backups for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Maybe turn that switch back off before restoring.
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
Also, I can't find backups :(
here is a link from my original post that talks about how to find your backups. Hopefully you are able to find it
Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Thank you so much, Chris!! Your solution worked and you helped me. :)
How to restore deleted iMessages?