do my imessages backup to icloud?
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On your Mac Open Messages. In the menu bar, choose Messages > Preferences. Click iMessage. Select the checkbox next to Enable Messages in iCloud.
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Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, then turn on Messages (if it's not already turned on). Every message you send and receive on your iPad is saved in iCloud. And, when you sign in with the same Apple ID on a new device that also has Messages in iCloud turned on, all your conversations show up there automatically.
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['Go to “settings” > tap the Apple ID account at the top.', 'Tap “iCloud” > “iCloud Storage” > “Backup”.', 'Tap “iPhone” > turn on the iCloud backup under CHOOSE DATA TO BACK UP for the Apps as you need.']
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Plug your old iPhone in and make sure you are connected to Wi-Fi. Tap on Settings > Apple ID > find your old iPhone click on it to check that iCloud Backup is on. You could click on Back Up Now to force a backup. But before doing that, you will want to check that you are backing up Messages as part of this backup.
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['Unlock your iOS device and visit its Settings.', 'Go to the iCloud > Backup section and turn the iCloud Backup option on.', 'You can also select the kind of content you want to backup (like contacts, notes, photos, calendar, etc).']
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['Open Settings and tap your name.', 'Choose iCloud.', "You'll now see all the apps and data you can sync and use with iCloud.", 'Tap a toggle on the right hand side to turn on iCloud for a specific app.', 'Toward the bottom, tap iCloud Backup to automatically make cloud backups of your iPhone or iPad.']
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Apple saves your text messages in its iPhone backups—whether they're saved locally on your PC or they're part of an iCloud backup—which you should have. That's good! Unfortunately, the file containing your messages doesn't appear separately within the backup. However, you can access them through the filesystem.
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Here's what iCloud Backup includes Your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch backup only include information and settings stored on your device. ... When you use Messages in iCloud or turn on iCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud. That means they're not included in your iCloud Backup.
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Messages are stored locally on a device and unable to be transferred to a new device via a SIM card. However, if you had an iPhone prior, you can backup the old iPhone via iCloud or iTunes and restore the new iPhone from backup.
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Recover deleted texts from an iCloud backup If you've got an iCloud backup of your iPhone from before the time you deleted the texts, you may be able to recover them. ... Have a look to see if there's a sufficiently old iPhone backup to include the deleted text messages. (Tap on the backup to see when it was saved.)
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['Make sure your iPhone is connected to a Wi-Fi source.', 'Go to Settings > iCloud and then choose the option of "Backup" or "Storage and Backup" (depending upon the version of iOS).', 'Tap on iCloud backup and turn it on.', 'Click on Back Up Now.']
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Deleted SMS, MMS, and iMessages can be found in your iCloud backup files, iTunes backup files, and even hiding in the Messages app on your Mac computer. To really wipe the slate clean, you've got to attack it from all angles.
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If you use iCloud Backup, you won't find a list of your backups on iCloud.com. Here's how to find your iCloud backups on your iOS or iPadOS device, Mac, or PC. On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch: Using iOS 11 or later and iPadOS, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Storage > Backups.
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Check your backup by tapping Settings > iCloud > Storage > Manage Storage, and then select your device. You should see your latest backup listed.
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['Connect your device to a Wi-Fi network.', 'Go to Settings > [your name], and tap iCloud.', 'Tap iCloud Backup.', 'Tap Back Up Now. Stay connected to your Wi-Fi network until the process is complete.']
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Apple saves your text messages in its iPhone backups—whether they're saved locally on your PC or they're part of an iCloud backup—which you should have. ... Unfortunately, the file containing your messages doesn't appear separately within the backup. However, you can access them through the filesystem.
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['Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup.', 'Turn on iCloud Backup. iCloud automatically backs up your iPhone daily when iPhone is connected to power, locked, and on Wi-Fi.', 'To perform a manual backup, tap Back Up Now.']