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Why are some of my messages on my iPhone disappearing? I sometimes get the texts I send/receive from recent activity but I cannot get the ones from months ago?

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Apr 27, 2021 6:38 PM

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MrHoffman

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Posted on Apr 27, 2021 6:59 PM

Maybe the Settings > Messages > Keep Messages setting is shorter than you’d now prefer?

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Apr 27, 2021 6:59 PM in response to toledo-07

Maybe the Settings > Messages > Keep Messages setting is shorter than you’d now prefer?

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