User level: Level 1 (8 points)So my phone got stolen and I got a new one and now I don’t have a lot of my pictures& videos from my text messages how can I get them back
Posted on Oct 17, 2026 8:50 PM
User level: Level 10 (169,253 points)Oct 18, 2026 2:52 AM in response to Kevinharbin_24
Kevinharbin_24 wrote:
So my phone got stolen and I got a new one and now I don’t have a lot of my pictures& videos from my text messages how can I get them back
If you were using iCloud Photos and iCloud Messages and iCloud Keychain password services, re-enable those services and other iCloud services on your replacement iPhone.
If you were not storing your data in iCloud, then restore your most recent iPhone backup from iCloud or Mac or PC.
If neither iCloud services nor backups were in use, then the unique data on the stolen iPhone is gone.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256378267