How to recover deleted messages?

How to recover deleted messages

iPhone 8, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 16, 2021 6:48 PM

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Posted on Nov 16, 2021 6:55 PM

Essentially, you cannot. Once deleted messages are erased.


if you have a backup of your device, and you do NOT use messages in iCloud, you can restore your device. You will erase anything new since the backup.

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Nov 16, 2021 6:59 PM in response to nandin_uyanga

nandin_uyanga Said:

"How to recover deleted messages"

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Three Things:

  • In the iMessages App:

On your iPhone, view the iMessages app


  • Check your Mac:

See if these are in the Messages app on your Mac. If you have a Mac with these, then try boot it up (with the router powered off), and then exporting the messages from the iMessages app.


  • Restore form a Backup:

You can restore your Mac from the backup. I would also consider restoring your iPhone from a backup that contains these iMessages. Once either is restored, then they would be back on there. Be certain you backup each device, prior to the restoration.

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