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How to recover deleted iMessages

How do I recover deleted iMessages

iPhone 6s

Posted on Dec 17, 2017 10:14 PM

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Posted on Dec 17, 2017 10:30 PM

Deleted iMessages are saved on your latest iPhone backup to either iCloud or iTunes. Restore a backup that was made when the messages were present, and they (and most everything else about the iPhone) will be restored to the state it was in when the backup was created.


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

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Dec 17, 2017 10:30 PM in response to Marine111

Deleted iMessages are saved on your latest iPhone backup to either iCloud or iTunes. Restore a backup that was made when the messages were present, and they (and most everything else about the iPhone) will be restored to the state it was in when the backup was created.


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

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