Is there a way to request iMessage history from Apple? Recently there was a famous case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI%E2%80%93Apple_encryption_dispute

I was wondering if a regular citizen (US or non-US based) can apply to Apple and request all the iMessage history since the creation of my AppleID?

(random thought: I should read T&amp;C and privacy policy to learn who actually owns the right to my own messages)

Alternatively - is there a service that would retrieve all the history without any involvement from Apple?



Caveats:


I've been changing devices so not sure if that would work: How can I locate an iMessage from 1-2 months ago? Possible?
I'd would the material to be admissible in the court
Unless you store your iMessage data on iCloud (New feature introduced iOS 11.3), Apple does not directly store your iMessage data. There may be instances of iMessage data in iCloud Backup. This data can be extracted by various recovery programs, but not "requested" from Apple.

Even if you do store it on iCloud it is encrypted is not accessible in the fashion you are requesting it.

You can however request a copy of all the data Apple has.