recovering deleted text messages

If you have not backed up your phone since you deleted the messages, you can restore your phone from backup and the messages will be restored. If you have backed up since you deleted the messages, they are gone, but you could ask the recipients of the deleted messages to forward them back to you.

This link will provide directions: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

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