Why is my iPhone automatically deleting messages despite 'Keep Messages Forever' setting?

Why is my iPhone deleting messages on its own? I have my settings checked to keep messages forever, but I keep finding messages in the recently deleted folder that I never deleted. It also cleared out all of my messages from some people.



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iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Apr 1, 2025 5:28 PM

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Why is my iPhone automatically deleting messages despite 'Keep Messages Forever' setting?

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