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Re:Show HN: imessage-exporter, a full-featured CLI app and library
on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @07:08PM (#36964533)
> iMessage doesn't keep your whole message history on-device. You can scroll back and it will fetch a bit more each time, but that's it.
This is confidently incorrect.
The entire database is stored on device in a SQLite database. It absolutely has a terrible UI for fetching messages, but they’re all there.