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How do I retrieve deleted text messages?

How do I retrieve deleted text messages

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Posted on May 13, 2022 11:37 AM

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Posted on May 13, 2022 11:39 AM

If you have not turned on iCloud Messages (Settings > your name > iCloud > Messages = On) and they are in your latest backup you restore your iPhone from that backup. You will lose any data added since the time/date of that backup.

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May 13, 2022 11:39 AM in response to JRH0706

If you have not turned on iCloud Messages (Settings > your name > iCloud > Messages = On) and they are in your latest backup you restore your iPhone from that backup. You will lose any data added since the time/date of that backup.

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

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