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can you back up messages?

Got new phone , got all my photos & contacts , but none of my old texts . Can I get those back ?

iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Dec 3, 2021 4:14 AM

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Posted on Dec 4, 2021 7:13 AM

Greetings, ashelyn131.


Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. Congrats on your new iPhone! We can understand why you’d want your messages to transfer as well as your other data. 


Do you use Messages in iCloud? If so, check out: Use Messages in iCloud 


If not, you would need to create a backup, containing the messages, and then restore that backup to your new iPhone. 


How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch 

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup 


We hope this helps! Thanks for being a part of the community.


Sincerely.

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Dec 4, 2021 7:13 AM in response to ashelyn131

Greetings, ashelyn131.


Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. Congrats on your new iPhone! We can understand why you’d want your messages to transfer as well as your other data. 


Do you use Messages in iCloud? If so, check out: Use Messages in iCloud 


If not, you would need to create a backup, containing the messages, and then restore that backup to your new iPhone. 


How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch 

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup 


We hope this helps! Thanks for being a part of the community.


Sincerely.

can you back up messages?

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