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In the past, I used delete messages on my iphone but kept them on my ipad. Now if I delete a message from my iphone it delets on my ipad too & I do not want that to happen. How do I fix it?

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 15

Posted on Mar 16, 2022 3:41 PM

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Posted on Mar 16, 2022 4:00 PM

If you don’t wish to synchronise iMessage between your devices, simply disable Messages in iCloud:

Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > iCloud > Messages - set to OFF

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