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debbipi Author

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How can I get deleted text messages back?

iPhone SE

Posted on Apr 16, 2020 2:14 PM

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sberman

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Posted on Apr 16, 2020 2:20 PM

Assuming you don’t house your messages in iCloud, messages are saved on your iPhone backup. Restore your backup to retrieve the messages that were present when the backup was created.

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

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