How can I retrieve deleted messages

If you deleted your messages while using iOS 16 on your iPhone, then you can check by tapping on the EDIT button in the Messages app and then Recently Deleted Messages. If not then read below:

Recover Deleted Texts

If iCloud is set to ON for text messages and you deleted some text messages then they are gone from iCloud so cannot retrieved!  If this is the case then it is all over and no need to read further. You can double check by opening Settings ➡️ Apple ID (Your Name at Top) ➡️ iCloud ➡️ Messages: If this switch is set to ON, then you are using iCloud for Messages.

 If you do not use iCloud for text messages then you can restore your iPhone from a backup on your iCloud account (if you use iCloud to back up your iPhone). Once you restore then your texts will only be as current as when the back up was created. Here is 👉 How to restore your iPhone from an iCloud back up.

The other option is to restore your iPhone from a backup that you may have created on your computer. Once again, if you restore your iPhone from a computer back up then your texts will only be as current as the day and time the backup was created. 

If you have a backup created on your computer and If you choose to restore your iPhone from your iPhone from it then here is how to do it 👉 Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

Axel F.

Delete and recover messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

alba31 Said:

"How can I retrieve deleted messages"

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Retrieving Deleted Messages:

Check your Carrier's Site:

One thought would be to log in to your Carrier's account, seeing if you can a history or sorts. For note, I can see a log for my Call History about 90 days back. But just not my messaging. Report back if that works.

If you are in the US you can log into your carriers site and see your text history (which is kept separately from your call history) but it will just be a list of phone numbers that you texted with it will not contain what was in the text. MetroPCS is the only carrier I know of that actually retained the text messages but that information is from a decade back. If you are with them give them a call.