How To Stop An iPhone Deleting Old Messages
Open Settings, tap Apps, tap Messages, tap Keep Messages and choose Forever. Any other choice removes old conversations and their attachments by itself. Check it before you make a book.
How do I stop my iPhone deleting old messages?
Open Settings, tap Apps, tap Messages, tap Keep Messages, and choose Forever. There are three choices on that screen, and Forever is the only one that keeps everything.
Why did my old texts disappear from my iPhone?
Keep Messages set to anything but Forever removes old conversations and their attachments by itself. The iPhone does not ask each time. Look at the setting first if a conversation is shorter than you remember.
Can I get back messages the iPhone has already removed?
A message you deleted sits in Recently Deleted for about a month, and after that it is gone from the phone. We cannot bring back what a phone has removed. The same conversation is on the other person's phone, and their export works as well as yours. The deleted messages guide has the places to look.
Does deleting a message on my iPhone delete it on my Mac?
Yes, with Messages in iCloud, deleting on one device deletes on all. A conversation cleared on the phone is cleared on the Mac too. An older backup on a computer may still hold it, and a backup can be read.
Should I change Keep Messages before I make a book?
Yes, set it to Forever first, so nothing more is removed while you get ready. For iMessage you need a computer, a Mac or a Windows PC. The iMessage export guide has the steps for both.
What does a book of iPhone texts cost?
The paperback is $49 and the hardcover is $89, at any length up to the 700 pages included. The digital edition by itself is $19. US shipping is free. read receipts is not affiliated with Apple.
Related Guides
- Can you recover and print deleted texts?For about a month, yes. After that, a backup or the other person's phone.
- How To Export An iMessage ConversationThe steps on a Mac, and on a Windows PC from an iPhone backup.
- How To Save Texts Before An iPhone Trade-InTransfer or back up first, erase last. And a second copy on a computer.
- Turn Your iMessage Conversation Into A BookThe same steps with the book in mind.
If You Want It As A Book
Set Keep Messages to Forever now, so the conversation is still whole when you make the book. read receipts prints every message that is there, in order. Or start with the free receipt.