How Long Are Text Messages Saved for?
The Text Messages Are Stored in Both Locations. Some Phone Companies Also Keep Records of Sent Text Messages. They Sit on the Company's Server for Anywhere...
The text messages are stored in both locations. Some phone companies also keep records of sent text messages. They sit on the company's server for anywhere from three days to three months, depending on the company's policy. Verizon holds texts for up to five days and Virgin Mobile keeps them for 90 days.
Are text messages saved forever?
Android - Quick steps to forever save text messagesAccept the prompt to Backup. All your text messages will start backing up to Gmail and can save them forever.
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How far back will iPhone save text messages?
How Far Back Can Text Messages be Retrieved on iPhone? As we mentioned above, you can easily scroll to the first message on iMessage only if conversation history is kept on your iPhone. It means that you can retrieve text messages on iPhone even 4 years ago or longer.
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