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APPLE has given iPhone owners the power to bring deleted iMessages back from the dead.
It's a lesser-known feature in Apple's iOS 16 update.
To recover deleted text messages, the first thing you'll need to do it download the update.
You can do this by going to Settings > General > Software Update and then following the instructions.
Next you'll have to delete a message on your iPhone.
Tap on the conversation you wish to delete a message from and long-press the text you want to delete.
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Then tap more and press the bin icon.
Alternatively, you can swipe left on the chat to delete the conversation altogether.
Once deleted, a message will pop up stating, "Deleted messages are moved to Recently Deleted."
Then head back to the Messages home screen and tap Edit in the top left corner.
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The dropdown menu will then give you the option to select the Recently Deleted folder.
Inside the folder, you can choose the message you want to retrieve and tap Recover.
Simply tap Recover Message and the message will return to the conversation.
It should be noted that any recently deleted messages will be automatically deleted after 30 days.
You'll be able to see how many days before a message is gone forever when inside the Recently Deleted folder.
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