Deleting Messages On Imessage



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  1. Iphone Messages Deleting Themselves
  2. Delete Messages On Imessage Mac
  3. Deleting Messages On Iphone Messenger
  4. Recover Deleted Messages On Imessage

If you’d like to get rid of all the messages on your iPhone, here’s how to delete all iMessages: Tap Messages on the home screen. In the top left, tap Edit. Select the conversations you want to erase. How to delete a specific iMessage. Sometimes, you might want to delete iMessage or an. Go reading and get the 3 ways to recover deleted iMessages from iPhone. How to Recover Deleted iMessages on iPhone Directly. Deleting or losing conversations in iMessages can be really frustrating especially when those important messages came from a special person or a group of people. Messages can only be automatically deleted if they’re older than 30 days or one year, depending on your choice. If you want to automatically dispose of audio and video messages, you can set lower.

Messages User Guide

Iphone Messages Deleting Themselves

Messages saves your conversations automatically, so even if you turn off your Mac or start using another device, you can pick up where you left off. You may choose to delete messages and entire conversations.

Delete a message

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  1. In the Messages app on your Mac, select a conversation.

    To search for contacts and content in conversations, click in the Search field in the top-left corner and enter what you’re looking for. Or, choose from the suggested contacts, links, photos, and more.

    If you’re restricted to sending and receiving messages with only certain people, an hourglass icon appears next to those people you can’t send messages to.

  2. Do any of the following to delete one or more messages:

    • Delete messages: Select one or more messages (including text messages, photos, videos, files, web links, audio messages, or emoji) in the transcript, then press Delete.

    • Delete all messages within a conversation: Choose Edit > Clear Transcript.

      This keeps the conversation in your sidebar while removing all contents from the transcript.

You can set how long to keep messages—Choose Messages > Preferences, click General, then click the “Keep messages” pop-up menu and choose an option.

Deleting messages on imessage

Important: If you choose an option other than Forever, your conversations (including all attachments) are automatically removed after the specified time period is over.

Delete a conversation

Delete Messages On Imessage Mac

  1. In the Messages app on your Mac, select a conversation.

    To search for contacts and content in conversations, click in the Search field in the top-left corner and enter what you’re looking for. Or, choose from the suggested contacts, links, photos, and more.

    If you’re restricted to sending and receiving messages with only certain people, an hourglass icon appears next to those people you can’t send messages to.

  2. Do any of the following to delete a conversation:

    • Delete an empty conversation: Move the pointer over an empty conversation, then click the Close button .

    • Delete a conversation: Select a conversation, then choose File > Delete Conversation. Or, if you have a trackpad or a Magic Mouse, you can also swipe left with two fingers on the conversation in the sidebar, then click the Delete button .

      If you use Messages in iCloud, deleting a conversation on your Mac deletes it from all of your devices where Messages in iCloud is turned on. See Use Messages in iCloud.

      To stop receiving messages from a business chat, delete the conversation. Alternatively, you can turn off notifications.

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Deleting Messages On Iphone Messenger

Deleting Messages On Imessage

Recover Deleted Messages On Imessage

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