c# - iPhone text/iMessage history

Question

Can someone give us a pointer or two on how to access text messages and iMessages on an iPhone? We are using Visual Studio 2019, C#, and any .net framework. Our Google searches are clearly not using the right nomenclature.

We have a phone. We have the access code. We want to download the messages, read them, and archive them offline for legal purposes.

It would be lovely to get to other things, but our first priority is the text messages.

We aren't trying to develop an iOS app per se, just get to the data on the phone.

Thanks!

Answer 1

You won't be able to access them with an app on the phone, best you can do is back them up via iTunes or iMazing and then view them from the backup.

https://imazing.com/transfer-iphone-text-messages-to-computer