You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

đź’ˇ Did you know?

⏺ If you can't accept iCloud Terms and Conditions... Learn more >

⏺ If you don't see your iCloud notes in the Notes app... Learn more >

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

How to recover recently deleted messages

How do I see my recently deleted text messages on iPhone X?

iPhone X, iOS 14

Posted on Oct 19, 2021 5:05 AM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Oct 19, 2021 5:14 AM

Deletion is permanent in iMessage. Your only hope would be to try restoring an older backup, but that will roll back the entire phone to the date of the backup and you would lose any more recent content. Catch-22 :(

1 reply

How to recover recently deleted messages

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.