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Yesterday I deleted many messages and large attachments from my iPad. I thought the same messages would also be deleted on my iPhone ? They are still there !!!

How to delete messages on iPad and iPhone at the same time.

iPad Air, iOS 11

Posted on Jul 21, 2020 5:58 AM

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LotusPilot

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Posted on Jul 21, 2020 6:02 AM

Ensure the Messages in iCloud is enabled for both your iPad and iPhone:

Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > iCloud > Messages - set to ON

This setting will keep your devices synchronised; deletion of a message from one device will delete from both.

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Yesterday I deleted many messages and large attachments from my iPad. I thought the same messages would also be deleted on my iPhone ? They are still there !!!

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