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Senior Contributing Editor Elyse Betters Picaro identifies sixteen specific configurations for the Apple Messages app on iOS devices. The guide instructs users to enable iCloud syncing, adjust message retention periods from thirty days or forever, and activate Advanced Data Protection encryption. Readers should also review text forwarding permissions across all connected iPads and Macs while selecting a single phone number for sending iMessages.
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