How to retrieve my text messages?
How to retrieve my messages
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How to retrieve my messages
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iPhone XR
If you're using iCloud Syncing for Messages, once you delete a message, it's gone.
If you are not using iCloud Syncing for Messages and you have a back up that contains the messages you want, you can restore your phone from that back up.
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
Note that restoring a phone from a back up will overwrite everything currently on the phone.
If you're using iCloud Syncing for Messages, once you delete a message, it's gone.
If you are not using iCloud Syncing for Messages and you have a back up that contains the messages you want, you can restore your phone from that back up.
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
Note that restoring a phone from a back up will overwrite everything currently on the phone.
Delete a message or conversation
When you delete a message or conversation, you can't get it back. So make sure that you save important information from your messages.
To delete a message:
To delete a single conversation, swipe left over the conversation that you want to delete, tap Delete, then tap Delete again to confirm. To delete more than one conversation, open Messages and tap Edit in the upper-left corner. Then tap the circle next to the conversations and tap Delete in the bottom-right corner.
To keep your messages for a certain amount of time, go to Settings > Messages > Keep Messages. Then select how long you want to keep your messages.
Use Messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
How to retrieve my text messages?