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Recover messages

I was wondering how I can recover text messages that were accidentally deleted.

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 14

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 10:20 AM

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Posted on Nov 2, 2020 10:22 AM

go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud and check if the switch for Messages is turned on


if it's turned ON, you will not be able to recover your messages


if it's turned OFF, you might be able to recover your messages.. IF you have an iPhone backup that contains the texts you wish to restore. In which case, you'd need to restore your iPhone to that backup. Note that you will likely lose other data by doing this



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Nov 2, 2020 10:22 AM in response to Lc-13_

go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud and check if the switch for Messages is turned on


if it's turned ON, you will not be able to recover your messages


if it's turned OFF, you might be able to recover your messages.. IF you have an iPhone backup that contains the texts you wish to restore. In which case, you'd need to restore your iPhone to that backup. Note that you will likely lose other data by doing this



Recover messages

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