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Recover deleted text messages

How do we recover deleted text message

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Apr 18, 2023 6:54 PM

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Posted on Apr 18, 2023 7:06 PM

Peaches-87 Said:

"How do we recover deleted text message"

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Recovering Deleted Messages:


What to Consider:

A. Restore from Today's Backup:

Restore your iPhone from a backup of it that contains these messages, and you could recover them.


B. Check Messages App:

If messages was enabled on your iPhone along with your Apple computer, then check and see if the Messages app is enabled on your Mac to see if it exists in it. You'd start up your Mac, not connecting to the Internet, and open the Massages app. Then proceed from there with retrieving it. Important: Be certain you do not connect to the Internet while booting up, as syncing would delete it. So, power off your router to avoid the connection.


Elsewise, if they're gone, they're gone. That's just the way it is :(

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Apr 18, 2023 7:06 PM in response to Peaches-87

Peaches-87 Said:

"How do we recover deleted text message"

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Recovering Deleted Messages:


What to Consider:

A. Restore from Today's Backup:

Restore your iPhone from a backup of it that contains these messages, and you could recover them.


B. Check Messages App:

If messages was enabled on your iPhone along with your Apple computer, then check and see if the Messages app is enabled on your Mac to see if it exists in it. You'd start up your Mac, not connecting to the Internet, and open the Massages app. Then proceed from there with retrieving it. Important: Be certain you do not connect to the Internet while booting up, as syncing would delete it. So, power off your router to avoid the connection.


Elsewise, if they're gone, they're gone. That's just the way it is :(

Apr 18, 2023 6:56 PM in response to Peaches-87

Did you follow the instructions in the support document above your name?


Open Messages

Tap Edit in the upper left corner of the screen

Tap Show Recently Deleted

Tap to select the message you want to recover

Tap Recover


If the message does not appear in Recently Deleted, the message was deleted more than 30 days ago, and it is gone.

Recover deleted text messages

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