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Erased text message recovery

👋 How do I recover a text message that was erased in the last 10 to 15 minutes? Thank you

Posted on Oct 17, 2021 7:11 PM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2021 7:19 PM

Once erased, text messages are permanently deleted.


If you do NOT use messages in iCloud, and you have a backup which contains the message, you could restore your device back to that point in time (albeit at the expense of anything new since the backup was made).

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Oct 17, 2021 7:19 PM in response to RanAbbie

Once erased, text messages are permanently deleted.


If you do NOT use messages in iCloud, and you have a backup which contains the message, you could restore your device back to that point in time (albeit at the expense of anything new since the backup was made).

Erased text message recovery

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