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Can you restore a lost message thread accidentally erased?

Can you restore a text message thread you have accidentally deleted?

iPhone XR, iOS 14

Posted on Sep 15, 2021 11:13 AM

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Posted on Sep 15, 2021 11:16 AM

If you are syncing messages with iCloud, no you cannot recover it. If you are including messages in your backups, you can recover it by restoring the backup, as long as it is in the backup. When you restore a backup. You overwrite the contents of your device so you may be turning the clock back on your device quite a bit if the backup is quite old.

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

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