Saving and deleting messages across devices

I have updated my mac, pad and phone. Previously I could share texts across all devices and delete them independently. Now if I want to delete a message it is deleted from all devices. How can I change that back to how it was please?

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iPhone 14, iOS 18

Posted on Aug 27, 2025 4:47 AM

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