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iOS 16 is supposed to have added a feature to recover deleted text messages in the message app, when clicking on edit. But the option doesn’t appear after I installed iOS 16. Need help.

iOS 16 is supposed to have added a feature to recover deleted text messages in the edit button of Messages. I don’t see it after installing the iOS 16. Anyone know where to find it?

iPhone 12

Posted on Oct 1, 2022 9:20 AM

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Posted on Oct 1, 2022 9:32 AM

You can not undelete messages that were deleted prior to upgrading to iOS 16. Those are gone forever.

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iOS 16 is supposed to have added a feature to recover deleted text messages in the message app, when clicking on edit. But the option doesn’t appear after I installed iOS 16. Need help.

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