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User profile for user: MScoo
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Can a sender delete text messages and I messages on my iphone and if they can am I able to retrieve them?
iPhone 11
Posted on Jul 11, 2021 12:31 PM
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User profile for user: TheLittles
TheLittles
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Posted on Jul 11, 2021 12:43 PM
MScoo Said:
"Can a sender delete text messages and I messages on my iphone and if they can am I able to retrieve them? ”
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No. Only you have access to them
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User profile for user: TheLittles
TheLittles
User level: Level10 192,013 points
Jul 11, 2021 12:43 PM in response to MScoo
MScoo Said:
"Can a sender delete text messages and I messages on my iphone and if they can am I able to retrieve them? ”
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No. Only you have access to them
What you’d have to do if lost...
Restore your iPhone from a Backup:
Have anbackupsof thisiPhoneprior to this upgrade If so, thenrestore your iPhonefrom one that particularly contains this info (your most recent backup). If not, then take this as a learning experience, knowing to always backup your device prior to making any major change to it(i.e.upgrade installations).Important:Back up youiPhoneprior to performing this restoration, should anything go wrong from here on out.
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User profile for user: MScoo
MScoo Author
Jul 11, 2021 12:59 PM in response to TheLittles
Thank you. A string of messages (iMessages and texts) and my responses from one sender have disappeared from my iphone so I have a gap of a few months. I only just noticed it when I looked for a previous message so my phone will have backed up to icloud since then. I’m assuming I may need to contact the carrier to retrieve the messages.
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User profile for user: Axel Foley
Axel Foley
User level: Level10 148,141 points
Jul 11, 2021 12:43 PM in response to MScoo
The sender cannot delete any messages on your iPhone when you are using the Apple Messages app on your iPhone.
If you are referring to another messenger app, such as WhatsApp for example, then that app has a feature that will allow the sender to delete his/her responses. If the sender does that, then there is no way for the recipient to recover those texts.
Axel F.
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User profile for user: Lyssa
Lyssa
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Jul 11, 2021 12:42 PM in response to MScoo
No, messages on your phone can only be deleted by you. The sender can delete the messages on their end if they choose to do so.
~Lyssa
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Lyssa
User level: Level8 41,319 points
Jul 11, 2021 1:20 PM in response to MScoo
If iMessages (blue bubble) are missing, your carrier cannot retrieve those.
If you have another device, like an iPad or Mac, the messages might be there.
~Lyssa
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Can a sender delete text messages and I messages on my iphone and if they can am I able to retrieve them.
