Is there a way to get deleted messages back on iPhone?
I accidentally deleted some messages on my iPhone and would really like to have them back!! Is there any way for me to recover them or are they gone forever? :( An easy solution would be great but I'm open to trying anything
Deleted messages stay on your iPhone for like a month, but they're just hidden. Check your Messages and click Edit in the top-left, and select the Recently Deleted option to see the texts before they're gone for good. Tap on any conversations you want to save and hit Recover to save them from deletion!
If you permanently deleted the messages, you may be able to find them on an old backup of your phone, but you may be out of luck :/
If you permanently deleted the messages, you may be able to find them on an old backup of your phone, but you may be out of luck :/
Yeaaah if they've been deleted for a while they're probably gone. But, you can always try checking another device like a MacBook or Apple watch if you have them--when you delete messages on your phone they often aren't deleted on other Apple devices.
What are the different ways I can delete messages on my iPhone?
You may want to delete messages for a number of reasons such as privacy concerns, to clear storage space, or to otherwise reduce clutter in the messages app. There are three ways to delete messages from an iPhone.
The first is deleting individual messages within a thread. In order to do this, open the specific message you want to delete and press on it with your finger. A small menu will appear. From there click more, then on the bottom left you have a trash can icon. Selecting that icon will delete any of the messages that have a blue checkmark to the left of them. From this page you may also delete the entire messages thread by clicking delete all from the top left corner.
The next way of deleting messages will delete the entire conversation. Navigate to the homepage of your messages app. Use your finger to swipe from right to left. A red trash can icon will appear. Click on it to delete the entire conversation you selected.
The final way to delete messages on your iPhone is bulk deletion. In order to delete multiple conversations at once start by navigating to the homepage of your messages app. Using two fingers press gently on two message threads at the same time. Make sure they are pressed at the same time otherwise whichever is pressed first will enter the conversation page. Once you have completed the last step you will see circles pop up next to all of your message threads. Click on the circles for the messages you wish to delete. Note, when the message is selected the circle will become populated with a blue checkmark. Once you have selected all the messages you want to delete press delete located on the bottom right. You can select all message threads quickly by holding down your finger on one of the blank circles and dragging your finger down in a straight line over the rest of the circles. If done correctly all of the circles you swipe your finger down on will now be selected.
The first is deleting individual messages within a thread. In order to do this, open the specific message you want to delete and press on it with your finger. A small menu will appear. From there click more, then on the bottom left you have a trash can icon. Selecting that icon will delete any of the messages that have a blue checkmark to the left of them. From this page you may also delete the entire messages thread by clicking delete all from the top left corner.
The next way of deleting messages will delete the entire conversation. Navigate to the homepage of your messages app. Use your finger to swipe from right to left. A red trash can icon will appear. Click on it to delete the entire conversation you selected.
The final way to delete messages on your iPhone is bulk deletion. In order to delete multiple conversations at once start by navigating to the homepage of your messages app. Using two fingers press gently on two message threads at the same time. Make sure they are pressed at the same time otherwise whichever is pressed first will enter the conversation page. Once you have completed the last step you will see circles pop up next to all of your message threads. Click on the circles for the messages you wish to delete. Note, when the message is selected the circle will become populated with a blue checkmark. Once you have selected all the messages you want to delete press delete located on the bottom right. You can select all message threads quickly by holding down your finger on one of the blank circles and dragging your finger down in a straight line over the rest of the circles. If done correctly all of the circles you swipe your finger down on will now be selected.
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Reader Tips from How to Retrieve Deleted Text Messages from an iPhone
You should periodically back up your iPhone using iCloud or iTunes to make it easier to access your old data if it ever gets lost or deleted from your iPhone.
Once you've accessed the text messages in question, you can return to your iPhone's recent state by restoring your latest backup. You'll lose access to the text messages again, though you can negate this by screenshotting them and uploading them to a cloud service (e.g., Google Drive or iCloud).
Reader Tips from How to See Your Apple Messages History
Depending on your message settings, your messages might delete themselves after a certain amount of time. You can change this setting from within the "Messages" tab in the Settings app.
While Digital Touch messages don't necessarily expire, you will have to tap them to view them again.
Reader Tips from How to Keep Text Messages Private on Your iPhone
To view and delete (or recover) recently deleted messages on your iPhone, open Messages and tap either Edit or Filters in the top left corner of the screen. Then, tap Recently Deleted or Show Recently Deleted.
If you want to delete your texts from Messages but keep a hidden record of them, you can copy and paste them into a password-protected Notes file.
If you have Text Message Forwarding set up on your iPhone, your messages will be visible on other devices connected to your account. Turn this feature off for extra privacy.
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