IPhone randomly deleted all my messages, any way to get them back?

I have an iPhone 6s operating on iOS 10.3.1 and randomly today my phone deleted ALL of my messages and group chats. I can't even find my group chats now when I search for them. When I receive texts, the contacts show up out of chronological order, having one contact stay on top and the rest underneath in time order.
I have an iCloud backup and message forwarding set up with my laptop and iPad but the last time I backed up to my Cloud was a couple days ago.
I tried restarting the phone a couple times but the messages still don't show up and I tried to update the software but got stuck on the "verifying update" screen.
Basically, I'm frustrated that all my messages are gone because I have a lot that I had to respond too. Anyone know how to fix this?

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Can you take Laptops, iPads and camera on a plane?

I'm getting the latest MacBook and iPad and a new camera for Christmas and I'm going on holiday a couple of months after and was wondering if I could take them on board with me… If I can't then how do you make sure you're laptops and iPads etc are protected from being smashed when there in a suitcase. Thanks.

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Why do apple products suck so much?

I guess I just had high expectations. I never owned one, but I had heard they were supposed to be easy to use and just work.

Well no device has ever given me more grief than my ipad, and I barely even use it. My phone has minor issues, but I use it several hours a day, running a dozen applications at once.

My ipad I use just to play music over Bluetooth using the youtube app. It constantly is messing up. It disconnects from my Wi-Fi, or thinks it disconnected when it didn't, and it will sometimes distort the audio over Bluetooth.

I should probably just use my old phone, it would be better. The ipad is large and looks pretty, but it kinda sucks in terms of stability.

It also rotates the screen too fast and too slow. A slight tilt will cause the screen to shift, then it takes ten seconds for it to switch back. I had to lock rotation because it was so bad.

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How do I remove an ad from showing in my youtube app?

My mom borrowed my iPad and told me that she will use it to watch cooking vids and after opening the app. She saw a naked man and a woman watching a cellphone and the advertiser is ML:BB. She said that I'm watching inappropriate content and now won't give my iPad back. I'm so pissed off because I have something in there that she shouldn't see. And also the ad is a month old now and it won't go away. There's no hide ad option though.
Added (1). The name of the ad is "Sino ang mas importante?" and I have no idea what language is that…

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Getting a new iPad, will my the apps that I paid for disappear? Or will I get them for free because of the apple ID?

My father bought a new iPad which he was going to use as map when traveling on the sea. We found out he got the iPad that did not have GPS built in so therefore we're going to send it back. He had some expensive apps on it, will they get lost when we get the new iPad?

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Do I Have a Case Against a Minor who used Excessive Force in Self Defense?

I have admitted to trying to steal a kid's ipad and bicycle at a park. I ran away but the kid caught me. The child I imagine was well versed in martial arts and he dragged me to the ground and wrapped his legs around my neck, then called the police with his spare hands.

His legs were powerful and I was reduced to begging while in this leg choke, humiliatingly saying "please let go" and "I give up" over and over. However, he did not let go and I was knocked out by this leg choke. I woke up gagging on an unknown liquid. When I came to my senses I looked up to see the kid peeing on me (I had swallowed a great deal of urine). The police can testify that they found me barely conscious with urine on my face and the child was restraining me by treading on my neck.

My lawyer is telling me that the best course of action is to forget about being peed on as she says trying to make the child into the culprit is a bad idea as he is a mere 4'7, 60lbs and 11 years old (I'm 34) and the judge will not take it seriously. However, I'm not so sure about this. Can I have a second opinion? I would want to counter sue with assault, battery and perhaps sexual abuse charges. Is this possible given the facts?

Just to add, I'm seeing a therapist for PTSD treatment for the incident and am hoping this will influence the case. The attached picture is of the kid who did this to me. I don't care about his anonymity, he should be named and shamed for a horrendous act that violates human rights.

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Woke up this morning to find big red smudges all over the resolution. Can this be fixed?

Woke up this morning and fount masssive red smudges over my iPad Air 2 how can I fix this? I haven't stopped on it or dropped it and haven't spilt any water on it. Just appeared randomly over night?

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I'm saving up to get my first laptop for student, gaming, drawing, and video editing purposes and have no clue what to look for

Ok so I have no clue what to look for in a laptop. I'm thinking about getting a detatchable laptop that can be used as an iPad if needed so drawing may be easier. But, like I mentioned earlier i have no clue what to look for. I understand that some laptops are better for office environments and others are ment for gaming and other stuff but I have no idea what makes the two different from each other. I know that I would need a pretty good amount of memory to store all the apps, games, music, ect. But That s about it. I don't know things like what 32g stands for(i think it means generation if it's the same as phones) or what the difference between the GBs(that stands for gigabytes right? Please correct me if I'm wrong) in the processer & graphics and the memory and the hard drive. Do they all serve a different purpose or do they all just add up. Will I need more of one than the other if I plan on using the laptop for recording/editing, drawing, student, and gaming purposes? There's just so much that I want to know and learn about this stuff but I don't know where to look or learn it at. Will I need to buy add on stuff later on if I plan on using it for the purposes stated above? I'm just really lost here and need some help, I'm a newbie that has been using a smart phone to do everything and has no idea about what to really do with actual computers. So any help from those that have even the slightest insight better than myself would be very appreciated please & thank you

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IPAD ISSUES! READ DESCRIPTION?

I have a problem on my ipad!

I'm trying to download a enterprise apps from safari and when it finishes it says "can't download at this time" Please Help ME I WILL Really APREATIATED IT!

HOW DO I GET THIS OFFFFFFFF
I'm ON IOS 10
Thank you

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Should I get an ipad for college? - 1

I have a 2011 macbook and I use it to read e-books for now. It's hard to pull out my macbook in a public space all the time esp. While I commute. Does it make sense to buy an ipad so that even if I travel outside in the city, I can use my ipad to review class PPT slides from MBA lectures and read ebooks with more comfort?

Do you think an ipad can add real value to an MBA student's learning and make his life easier?

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