Old iMessages from iPhone loading on new iPad

Just bought a new iPad and using same AppleID as my iPhone. iMessages are syncing. I’ve gone online to try and undo this but I’m still getting old messages from my iPhone loading on my new iPad

Posted on Nov 28, 2025 5:28 PM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2025 10:49 PM

Stop ALL messages from syncing to the iPad (recommended)

On the iPad:

  1. Settings → Messages
  2. Turn iMessage = OFF

This completely disconnects Messages on the iPad.

No new or old messages will sync in.

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Old iMessages from iPhone loading on new iPad

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