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Foghorn-Leghorn
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Recover Old Text Messages from an Old Apple ID

How do I recover text messages from an old Apple ID and an old iPhone that I no longer have


Posted on Sep 18, 2026 12:06 PM

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muguy
User level: Level 10 (95,874 points)

Sep 18, 2026 1:15 PM in response to Foghorn-Leghorn

Unless you synced those messages to iCloud, you don’t. There would be g to recover as you do not have the device. If you synced, use a new device to log into your old account to see the messages on the second device.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256359970