I read through this post and it's exactly as unclear as the rest of apples documentation.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8524840
Is it possible to set auto delete on the phone for iMessages and still have access to the deleted material in iCloud (assuming I have enough space?)
iPhone 13 Pro
canninglady451 wrote:
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Is it possible to set auto delete on the phone for iMessages and still have access to the deleted material in iCloud (assuming I have enough space?)
No, it is not possible. Messages deleted from any device, whether deleted manually or automatically are also deleted from iCloud.
Also see: Use Messages in iCloud - Apple Support
canninglady451 wrote:
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Is it possible to set auto delete on the phone for iMessages and still have access to the deleted material in iCloud (assuming I have enough space?)
No, it is not possible. Messages deleted from any device, whether deleted manually or automatically are also deleted from iCloud.
Also see: Use Messages in iCloud - Apple Support
I want to delete historical imessages off my device, but still have the attachements and messages stored in the cloud. Is this possible?
