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How to recover deleted text messages?

I am trying to recover some deleted text messages. Is that possible if I did not backup my to my iCloud?

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 14, 2022 2:41 PM

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Generally, no. Once deleted messages are permanently erased.


If you have a device backup that contains the messages, and you do not use messages in iCloud, you can factory reset and erase your device and then restore it using your backup.

Posted on Sep 14, 2022 3:10 PM

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How to recover deleted text messages?

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