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How to recover deleted messages

i accidentally deleted all of my iMessages when my phone was in my pocket unlocked and I want to upload them back on my iPhone. They are backed up to my iCloud but I can’t figure out how to make them come back in my messages on my phone

iPhone 13 mini, iOS 15

Posted on Oct 25, 2021 7:10 PM

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Posted on Oct 25, 2021 7:14 PM

Once deleted, messages are erased immediately. Messages in iCloud simply synchronizes messages across devices. If you do NOT use messages in iCloud, you may be able to restore messages from a prior backup (albeit at the expense of anything new since then as you'll have to restore your device).

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Oct 25, 2021 7:14 PM in response to Krimdellakrim

Once deleted, messages are erased immediately. Messages in iCloud simply synchronizes messages across devices. If you do NOT use messages in iCloud, you may be able to restore messages from a prior backup (albeit at the expense of anything new since then as you'll have to restore your device).

Oct 26, 2021 7:28 AM in response to Krimdellakrim

You would have to restore the new phone (and replace everything on it) with the backup of the old phone.


See this Apple Recommended 2021 post by ASC contributor Chris0107: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252570738?answerId=254843299022#254843299022


Click on this link to discover how to 'Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup' --> https://support.apple.com/HT204184


or watch this video if you're using a Mac to do this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbp3gGTQygg


How to recover deleted messages

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