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Kmcbean64 Author

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Retrieve text messages

is it possible to retrieve old text messages and whats app messages from lost iPhone device?

Posted on May 27, 2021 7:12 PM

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Eric Root

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Posted on May 28, 2021 10:48 AM

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud, have you signed into iCloud using the same Apple ID, and turned Messages syncing on? If you weren't syncing Messages with iCloud, do you have a backup you can restore from? Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer than when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup and only restore certain files.

Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.

Whatsapp – Restore deleted chat.

WhatsApp FAQ - Restoring your chat history.

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