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Am I able to recover texts that were auto-deleted?

Am I able to recover texts that were deleted?


Posted on Jul 26, 2022 5:43 PM

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Posted on Jul 26, 2022 7:47 PM

You mean based on the retention time setting? If you don’t use messages in iCloud and by chance have an iCloud or iTunes backup made prior to their being purged, you can restore the entirety of the device with that backup.


Otherwise, no.

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Am I able to recover texts that were auto-deleted?

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