You should all know how to delete iPhone messages if only to save yourself from the embarrassment of auto-correct. Too many times has that useful tool burned us at Pocket Tactics, and we’re sure it likes to make a fool out of all of you, too, from time to time. Well, we’re here to tell you how you can remove them before prying eyes can see.
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Anyway, onto how to delete iPhone messages.
How do I delete iPhone messages?
Not all messages are meant to stay on your phone. Sometimes you get an unfortunate text that you don’t want to look at anymore, this can be due to being spam, an embarrassing message you crafted yourself, or a painful reminder of the bond you shared with someone you used to know. Whatever the case, we’re here to tell you how to delete iPhone messages:
- Open the messages app
- Press and hold on a message bubble
- Tap more from the menu that pops up
- Select the message you want to delete
- Tap the trash can button
If you’d rather delete an entire conversation, simply:
- Open the messages app
- In the conversation list, swipe left on the chat you want to delete
- Tap the trash can button
Or, to delete multiple conversations:
- Open the messages app
- Tap edit in the top left corner
- Select all conversations you want to delete
- Tap delete in the button right corner
How do I unsend iPhone messages?
We all do this. We all send messages to the wrong people, maybe even to the right person, but we regret the words. Either way, you’d rather the recipient doesn’t see those words, so allow us to explain how to unsend iPhone messages so whoever you send them to doesn’t get the chance to open them. However, you need to act fast to do this:
- Go to the message you want to delete
- Press and hold down until a list of options pops up
- Select undo send
If you do this within ten seconds of sending the message, the recipient won’t see it (though if they’re not on the latest software, this might not work). Any longer than that and I’m afraid the message cannot be caught, so good luck with the fallout of whatever it is you sent.
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