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How to fix missing SMS texts on iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro?

Since upgrading from an old iPhone to the new iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 pro, some iPhone users reported that they missed random group text messages. After trying to contact Apple Customer Support and Carrier Customer Support for help, but the problem still exists. If we don’t want to lost some important message content, how to solve it? This article will provide some solutions.

 

1. Restart the iPhone

 

Restart the iPhone to reactivate the Carrier. Go to iPhone Settings -> General -> Shut Down, then drag the slider.

Restart iPhone

 

2. Reset the iPhone Network settings

 

Reset the iPhone network. Go to iPhone Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset Network Settings. It will reset Wi-Fi networks and cellular settings

Reset the iPhone Network Settings

 

3. Update the Carrier settings

 

Check if your iPhone needs install a carrier update, go to Settings -> General -> About and look next to Carrier.

Update the Carrier settings

 

4. Turn off 5G on the Cellular Data Options

 

If you live in a area that doesn’t have 5G coverage, you can turn off 5G on the cellular data option. Go to iPhone Settings -> Cellular -> Cellular Data Options -> Data Mode -> select “Standard” and don’t select “Allow More Data on 5G”.

turn off 5g on iphone

And then go to iPhone Settings -> Cellular -> Cellular Data Options -> Voice & Data -> select “LTE”

disable 5g on iphone

 

5. Backup and recover the SMS messages

 

Before we recover and delete text group messages from the iPhone, we highly recommend using Fone Rescue to backup all iPhone messages content and other iPhone data. Download and install Fone Rescue on a computer which has installed iTunes.

Download PC Button Download Mac Button

Connect the iPhone device with the computer, and run Fone Resuce to scan the iPhone device.

backup and recover iPhone messages

It will scan all iPhone data, including the missing iPhone group messages, message attachments and other iPhone data, such as photos, contacts, notes, bookmarks, third-party app connects -WhatsApp, Viber, Kik and more. When the scan is complete, you can preview them in the result view. Select the message conversation, and click “Export the selected messages” button to save.

backup and recover iPhone messages

 

6. Delete the SMS thread and start a new one

 

After backing up the iPhone messages, you can consider deleting the group text thread and start a new thread.

delete iPhone messages

 

 

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