Restore Only iMessages from Backup

Scope · 28 May 2020 at 22:13

Hi All,

I need to clear a phone and only restore the iMessages from the iCloud back - how would you do this? I dont want the rest of what is in the backup, only the iMessages..

Scope · 29 May 2020 at 15:56

Is this not possible in IOS?

Alpherah · 29 May 2020 at 18:05

Make sure messages are properly setup to sync and are in iCloud

Erase

setup as a new phone (don’t restore apps or data) - log into the iCloud account

go to iCloud settings and then turn off every slider except messages

wait a few hours for messages to sync

best done on a second phone just incase

Scope · 29 May 2020 at 23:17

Alpherah said:
Make sure messages are properly setup to sync and are in iCloud

Erase

setup as a new phone (don’t restore apps or data) - log into the iCloud account

go to iCloud settings and then turn off every slider except messages

wait a few hours for messages to sync

best done on a second phone just incase

Perfect, that worked a treat. Thanks