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I have lost messages that were sent to me important how do l recover them

I have lost my messages from a contact important need to recover

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Aug 3, 2021 8:14 AM

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Posted on Aug 3, 2021 8:20 AM

There is no way to recover deleted text messages unless they are contained in an iPhone backup that was made before they were deleted. And if you have iCloud sync enabled (Settings/[your name]/iCloud/Messages) they will not be contained in a backup.

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I have lost messages that were sent to me important how do l recover them

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