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My icloud backup is on. Hope do i view messages i deleted from my iphone 12

How do I retrieve messages that I deleted on my iPhone 12. My iCloud backup is on

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 12

Posted on Feb 18, 2022 3:32 AM

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Posted on Feb 18, 2022 5:02 AM

If you are syncing messages with iCloud, and you delete them, they cannot be recovered. iCloud is a syncing service, not off device storage.


If you include messages in your backups rather than syncing them with iCloud, you can restore a backup assuming that the messages are in the backup. When you restore a backup, you overwrite the current contents of your device.


This explains how to restore a backup.

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


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Feb 18, 2022 5:02 AM in response to joie8585

If you are syncing messages with iCloud, and you delete them, they cannot be recovered. iCloud is a syncing service, not off device storage.


If you include messages in your backups rather than syncing them with iCloud, you can restore a backup assuming that the messages are in the backup. When you restore a backup, you overwrite the current contents of your device.


This explains how to restore a backup.

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


My icloud backup is on. Hope do i view messages i deleted from my iphone 12

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