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I’m trying to recover deleted message from24 hrs ago. Not working?

Im trying to recover a text message from yesterday

iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Oct 16, 2022 4:53 AM

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Posted on Oct 16, 2022 6:57 AM

Do you have iOS 16 installed on your iPhone?


Retrieve a deleted message or conversation


  1. In Messages, tap Edit.
  2. Tap Show Recently Deleted .
  3. Choose the conversations with the messages you want to restore, then tap Recover.
  4. Tap Recover Message or Recover [Number] Messages.


You need iOS 16, iPadOS 16.1, or later to recover deleted messages and conversations. You can only recover messages and conversations that you deleted within the last 30 to 40 days.



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Oct 16, 2022 6:57 AM in response to Tokis10

Do you have iOS 16 installed on your iPhone?


Retrieve a deleted message or conversation


  1. In Messages, tap Edit.
  2. Tap Show Recently Deleted .
  3. Choose the conversations with the messages you want to restore, then tap Recover.
  4. Tap Recover Message or Recover [Number] Messages.


You need iOS 16, iPadOS 16.1, or later to recover deleted messages and conversations. You can only recover messages and conversations that you deleted within the last 30 to 40 days.



I’m trying to recover deleted message from24 hrs ago. Not working?

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