Messages lost

[msrief]

Cannot get old messages before 8/13/2026 ??? How can I get them back?

 

[Jupiter7112]

Cannot get old messages before 8/13/2026 ??? How can I get them back?

Are you referring to messages in Apple Messages App? If so, are your messages in iCloud or backed up to iCloud?

 

[msrief]

Are you referring to messages in Apple Messages App? If so, are your messages in iCloud or backed up to iCloud?

yes

 

[Jupiter7112]

You haven’t answered the second part of the question.

 

[msrief]

yes

 

[Jupiter7112]

yes

Yes which? You cant have Messages in iCloud as well as backed up by iCloud. They are two different things.

 

[msrief]

sorry backed up. I'm new at this stuff.

 

[Jupiter7112]

sorry backed up. I'm new at this stuff.

If you have an iCloud backup made before the date you lost the Messages, you could restore the iPad to factory settings and choose that backup when you reset it back up.