Where do deleted messages go on iPhone?

There is no trash or recently deleted folder with the iOS messaging app. If you have a backup that would have had the deleted texts in it, you can restore the entire device from that backup. Otherwise, deleted texts are gone.
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Where do text messages go when deleted on iPhone?

First, a copy of it is sent to the network provider. Next, the copy in your phone isn't permanently deleted, but rather marked as "deleted" by the iPhone's internal database. Even though you see the message as "deleted," it has actually just been moved to a less accessible region of the phone's memory.
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Are deleted text messages really deleted on iPhone?

Erasing all data on your iPhone does just what it sounds like: It erases everything stored in the iPhone memory, including text messages marked for deletion. It deletes your music, email, apps, and everything else, too.
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Where do text messages go when deleted?

The Android operating system stores text messages in the phone's memory, so if they're deleted, there's no way to retrieve them. You can, however, install a text message backup application from the Android market that allows you to restore any deleted text messages.
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Can text messages be deleted permanently?

Deleting Texts From Your Android Phone

You can delete individual texts or conversations within your messaging app. For individual texts, hover over the text you want to delete within the conversation and select the trash can icon in the top right corner to delete.
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How to Recover Deleted Messages on iPhone



How do you permanently delete messages off iPhone?

Open up a conversation. Tap and hold on any message within. Tap on "More" when the pop-up options appear. Tap on "Delete All" in the top left, then "Delete Conversation" to confirm.
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How do you permanently delete Imessages?

The safest, easiest, and fastest way of getting rid of messages from your iPhone is to simply delete entire conversations with a given contact. Just go to the conversation you want to delete, swipe to the left, and then tap on the red button which says “Delete.”
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Can messages be retrieved once deleted?

Restore Deleted Text Messages With a Backup

If you have enabled Google Drive backups on your Android phone, you can restore your backup to recover the deleted text messages.
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How do I permanently delete messages from iCloud?

Delete texts and attachments in Messages
  1. In a message conversation, touch and hold the message bubble or attachment that you want to delete.
  2. Tap More.
  3. Tap Delete , then tap Delete Message. If you want to delete all messages in the thread tap Delete All, in the upper-left corner. Then tap Delete Conversation.
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How do I permanently delete text messages so they can't be recovered?

Deleting Individual Messages

Start by opening up the messaging thread containing texts you want to delete. Scroll through the message until you find the text you want to delete, whether it be a sent or received message. Now tap and hold your finger on the text you want to delete, and the message will highlight itself.
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How far back can text messages be retrieved?

Most newer Android devices will let you view all your text messages but older models may limit you to viewing just the last 30 days' worth of messages. What is this? In some instances, you can delete messages as old as 3 months. In some other carriers, you can go beyond 6 months.
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How do you recover deleted messages on iPhone without backup?

How to recover deleted text messages from iPhone without backup: Use USB cable to connect your iPhone to your Mac and launch Cisdem iPhone Recovery on Mac. Choose "Recover from iOS Device" option, this iPhone data recovery will detect your device.
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Are text messages stored anywhere?

When you receive and send text messages, they're sent through -- and saved by -- your service provider's data network. Data is then maintained on the phone. Deleting these messages clears them from the visible display, but a small piece of data is still stored temporarily in the device's system memory.
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Do iPhone text messages get saved to iCloud?

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud. Turn on Messages. Any messages currently stored in iCloud are now accessible on your device, and any new messages you receive on your device will be stored in iCloud.
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How can I see my messages on iCloud?

At the top of the Settings menu, tap your name to get to your Apple ID menu.
  1. Tap on your name and Apple ID. Melanie Weir/Business Insider.
  2. Select "iCloud" in the Apple ID menu. ...
  3. Switch the "Messages" button to the on position. ...
  4. Click the checkbox next to "Enable Messages in iCloud" and choose if you want to "Sync Now."
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