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When text messages are deleted from one device do they remain on your iPhone?

When text messages are deleted from a MacBook do they remain on your iPhone?

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Oct 7, 2021 2:59 PM

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Posted on Oct 7, 2021 6:40 PM

If you do not your messages in iCloud, each device will retain its own messages. If you use messages in iCloud, all devices will remain in sync so that deleting a message on one device deletes it on all.

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When text messages are deleted from one device do they remain on your iPhone?

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