How to find deleted texts

How to locate deleted texts

iPhone 12

Posted on Aug 24, 2021 3:08 PM

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sberman

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Posted on Aug 24, 2021 3:09 PM

Unless you house your messages in iCloud, they are saved on your iPhone backup. Restore that backup to retrieve the messages that were present when the backup was created.

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

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sberman

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Aug 24, 2021 3:09 PM in response to Mrsjaayd

Unless you house your messages in iCloud, they are saved on your iPhone backup. Restore that backup to retrieve the messages that were present when the backup was created.

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

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