Retrieving deleted text messages

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Retrieving deleted text messages

I’m not getting “show recently deleted” in message under edit, I’ve downloaded iOS 16 this is what supposed to be one of the new features, so where is it? Has anyone tried yet?

iPhone 11

Posted on Sep 16, 2022 12:19 PM

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jlmelton Author

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Sep 16, 2022 3:38 PM in response to jlmelton

Ok, I got what u mean, it’s working now. I had to delete some thing for it to create deleted retrieval, but what I was looking for, was how to retrieve the messages that have been deleted a couple of weeks ago before I downloaded. ISO 16. I thought it would retrieve those also but I guess not thank you for helping me get this issue fixed though if you can think of another way to retrieve my past texts, please I’m all ears.

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jlmelton Author

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Sep 16, 2022 1:35 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Mine says “Edit” not filters, and I only have three drop bars, select message, edit pins, edit name/photo. that’s what I meaning I don’t have the fourth one of retrieving deleted messages, but I have downloaded iOS 16, so I do not understand why I don’t have it did yours change from edit to filters when you downloaded iOS 16?

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Sep 19, 2022 9:21 AM in response to jlmelton

jlmelton wrote:

what I was looking for, was how to retrieve the messages that have been deleted a couple of weeks ago before I downloaded. ISO 16. I thought it would retrieve those also but I guess not thank you for helping me get this issue fixed though if you can think of another way to retrieve my past texts, please I’m all ears.

No, you can only retrieve deleted items that were deleted after you updated to iOS 16.

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