I have deleted a number of text messages on my iPhone. But, when I scroll to the right and to do an iPhone search, the deleted texts still appear in the search results.
How can I get rid of them?
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also if you switch of spotlight that seems to work but there still going to be there– user67450Commented Jan 14, 2014 at 17:09
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The messages are still stored in a cache database, with a field "removed yes" or "removed no", speaking in easy terms. You can get rid of these, if you really have to by syncing your phone with iTunes.
If that doesn't fix your issue you can create a back-up and restore that backup. Restoring should clean the cache databases and making a back-up first makes sure you get exact the same version back as you had previously.
However, I don't know if you use spotlight often -> I just disabled many results from appearing in Spotlight.
Settings -> General -> Spotlight
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back up restoring never worked so i re started factory settings then backed up..... now i will do a text and delete then restore from back up and see if that gets rid watch out watch out thank you for the reply Commented Jan 15, 2014 at 22:15
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@user67450 Did you just sync with iTunes, didn't that solve it?– RobCommented Jan 16, 2014 at 8:03
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you mean open the iTunes and just sync tab on the bottom right Commented Jan 16, 2014 at 9:52
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yes that seems to work i will tray a few more time to see if it has worked thanks Commented Jan 16, 2014 at 9:53
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Delete cookies and browser history after deleting the text.
