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annalisa241 Author

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I want my delete text messages back how can I get them

Can someone help me

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 12

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 5:00 PM

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Michael Black

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Posted on Jul 22, 2019 5:11 PM

If using messages in iCloud (Keep all your messages in iCloud - Apple Support) then deletions are permanent. There is nowhere to recover them from.

If not using messages in iCloud, messages are part of your iCloud or iTunes backup. But each new backup replaces the old, so just one incremental backup since you delete the messages means they are again, gone for good.

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