Imessages

I lost my iphone and i was hoping I could recover the imessages that was on the lost iphone to my new one is there some way I could do that?

iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Dec 22, 2023 11:45 AM

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Posted on Dec 22, 2023 12:00 PM

Lanceng_ wrote:

Is there any other way to recover it because im not really sure if I enabled it on the lost phone

It's pretty easy to tell if you enabled it: sign into your Apple ID on your new phone. Either the messages will appear, or they won't.


If they don't and you have a recent backup of your phone, you can try restoring your new phone from that backup:


Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support


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Dec 22, 2023 12:00 PM in response to Lanceng_

Lanceng_ wrote:

Is there any other way to recover it because im not really sure if I enabled it on the lost phone

It's pretty easy to tell if you enabled it: sign into your Apple ID on your new phone. Either the messages will appear, or they won't.


If they don't and you have a recent backup of your phone, you can try restoring your new phone from that backup:


Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support


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