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Can I get my deleted text messages?

I recently deleted a text conversation on my IPhone 13 can I recover that?

iPhone 13, iOS 15

Posted on Mar 22, 2023 12:17 PM

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Posted on Mar 22, 2023 12:32 PM

If you have deleted one or more messages, you can restore them in Recently Deleted.

(This feature only works in iOS 16 and later)


1. Open the Messages app and tap Edit in the top right corner, select: Show Recently Deleted

2. Mark the messages you want to recover and tap: Recover.


Note that, after 30-40 days the messages are automatically deleted. Once the messages are deleted, they can no longer be recovered.


You can find more information here:

Recover deleted text messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Mar 22, 2023 12:32 PM in response to Sg0707

If you have deleted one or more messages, you can restore them in Recently Deleted.

(This feature only works in iOS 16 and later)


1. Open the Messages app and tap Edit in the top right corner, select: Show Recently Deleted

2. Mark the messages you want to recover and tap: Recover.


Note that, after 30-40 days the messages are automatically deleted. Once the messages are deleted, they can no longer be recovered.


You can find more information here:

Recover deleted text messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


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