Recover messages from iCloud

Help recovering a deleted chat

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on May 26, 2022 11:45 AM

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muguy

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Posted on May 26, 2022 1:27 PM

Generally, you cannot recover deleted messages.

If you have a device backup and you do not use messages in iCloud, you can factory reset your device and restore it using the backup. You'll lose anything new but may be able to recover messages.

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muguy

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May 26, 2022 1:27 PM in response to Thaa_onegirl

Generally, you cannot recover deleted messages.

If you have a device backup and you do not use messages in iCloud, you can factory reset your device and restore it using the backup. You'll lose anything new but may be able to recover messages.

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