[esolyt]

> Apple has always bragged about iMessage content being end-to-end encrypted, and thus inaccessible even to Apple.

Majority of iPhone users have backup enabled so Apple can certainly access most iMessages.

[NorwegianDude]

And most people using iMessage is using it on iOS with basically zero control over the software it's running.

If Apple wanted to they could make your phone send them whatever they want.

It's end-to-end encryption* with an asteriks as Apple controls both ends.