To recover recently deleted messages, iPhone users with iOS 16 can tap the “edit” button in upper left hand corner of the iMessage app.

This will show all of your deleted conversations from the last 30 days. More recently deleted messages will be at the top of the list, while ones toward the bottom will be older.

If your last backup was six months ago, you won’t be able to retrieve any recently lost text messages. But if you’ve backed up your data to iTunes, you can recover it, according to Kenny Trinh ...

Keep reading to learn how it works. In iOS 16, Apple has added a new "Recently Deleted" section to its Messages app that aggregates all of the text messages that you've deleted in the last 30 days.

4. Select the Show Recently Deleted and you will see all the messages available that you can recover. 5. Next to the messages is the number of days left before it will be permanently deleted 6.

Here’s how to restore permanently deleted emails on an iPad from iCloud backup. Note: Following these last-ditch steps will delete all your data, so it is better to back up your device before ...

On your iPhone or iPad: Open Files Select Recently Deleted. Touch and hold the file you want to retrieve. Select Recover. If you want to restore contacts, calendars, bookmarks, or reminders, ...

This will take you to an inbox that shows messages you discarded within the last 30 days. Here, you can recover or permanently erase any message you find. Find the message you're looking for ...