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Restore old text messages

My messages “keep messages” setting was 2 years and I reset it to keep forever. Can I restore old messages somehow?

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on Nov 10, 2022 6:27 AM

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Posted on Nov 10, 2022 6:29 AM

The messages that are more than 2 years ago are permanently deleted and cannot be retrieved by simply resetting the “Keep Messages” category to “Keep Forever”. This is because the older messages were deleted before you changed the setting.


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Restore old text messages

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