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How do I recover deleted text message

How do I recover deleted text message

iPhone XR

Posted on Aug 19, 2021 8:08 PM

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Posted on Aug 19, 2021 8:11 PM

Text messages that are deleted are deleted forever.


If you don't use messages in iCloud, you may still find a message on a different device or by restoring your phone back to a previous backup. Of course, that would be at the expense of anything new.

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Aug 19, 2021 8:16 PM in response to Daytonx4

If Messages in iCloud is enabled, the messages cannot be retrieved. If you're unsure if this feature is turned on, here's how to check: Use Messages in iCloud. If Messages in iCloud isn't turned on, and you have a backup that contains the messages, they can be restored with these steps: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup. Keep in mind, any data that has been put onto your iPhone after the backup was created will be lost. If you have made a backup of the iPhone since you deleted the message, you will not be able to retrieve it either.

How do I recover deleted text message

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