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How can I recover messages in iPhone?

I accidentally deleted my messages with a friend and now i don’t know how to get them, is there a way i can without resetting my phone?



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iPhone 8, iOS 15

Posted on Jul 6, 2022 11:02 AM

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Posted on Jul 6, 2022 12:53 PM

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud and deleted them, they can't be recovered. If you weren't syncing Messages with iCloud, do you have a backup you can restore from? Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer than when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup and only restore certain files.


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.    *


ASC YouTube for how to restore an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from an iCloud backup


ASC YouTube for how to restore your iPhone or iPad from a backup on your Mac

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Jul 6, 2022 12:53 PM in response to xbasichaileyx

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud and deleted them, they can't be recovered. If you weren't syncing Messages with iCloud, do you have a backup you can restore from? Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer than when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup and only restore certain files.


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.    *


ASC YouTube for how to restore an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from an iCloud backup


ASC YouTube for how to restore your iPhone or iPad from a backup on your Mac

How can I recover messages in iPhone?

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