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kamile19 Author

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Can I recover deleted messages and photos from my iPhone?

Hey, can I recover deleted messages and photos?

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iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Apr 8, 2022 1:58 PM

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muguy

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Posted on Apr 8, 2022 2:34 PM

That depends.

Photos: If your items are in the Recently Deleted album, you can select and restore from there. Otherwise, the images are irrecoverable.

Messages: If you have a device back up that contains the message(s), and you do not use messages in iCloud, you can erase and reset your device and then restore it using your backup.

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