How to Disable Auto-Delete Messages on iPhone (2025)
In this quick tutorial, learn how to turn off automatic message deletion on your iPhone so your SMS and iMessages are kept permanently. Works on all iPhones running iOS 13 or later.
📱 In this video you’ll learn:
How to stop messages from deleting automatically
How to change the message retention setting to “Forever”
Where to find the Messages auto-delete option
A quick tip if messages are already missing
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