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Deleting Multiple Images in imessage

In iOS12 you used to be able to easily select multiple images in imessage to delete (hit "i" then go to photos, hold down...more, select all the photos you wanted to, hit delete), with iOS13 it looks like you have to select each picture, then hit delete, confirm delete attachment. Not only that you can only do this for one picture at a time, further attempts to select and delete pictures doesn't work. You have to leave the info screen, go back to the chat, rehit "i" and start all over. Is there a way to select and delete multiple images at one time with the new iOS?



iPhone X

Posted on Oct 3, 2019 7:28 AM

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Posted on Oct 16, 2019 9:59 AM

I believe that this is the unethical reason why they removed such a useful feature. They want you to have to upgrade your storage by making it more time-consuming and difficult to delete multiple photos at once. I’m really starting to hate Apple update by update.

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Dec 10, 2019 2:14 PM in response to KateT1208

Hi! When iOS 13 came out it took that function away from deleting multiple photos using the info choice next to the person’s name you are texting with. But after you update to iOS 13.2.3 you can now go to info , but you have to go down to “see all photos” , choose that, and “select” will come up in right hand corner so you can select all the photos or choose screenshots you want to delete at one time. But you have to update to 13.2.3. Try that. Check your current software and make sure it’s 13.2.3. Good luck.

My issue they still have, is some photos will NOT delete!!! Something is still wrong almost 3 months later!!!!

Dec 21, 2019 6:48 PM in response to Debdeb1954

Mine do, as well. I have tried deleting several different ways as mentioned in the thread; and just updated to the latest apple update tonight. The pictures will not delete, or they return. Some were taken on "live" setting (have disabled) and show up as movies, when they are really just pictures. This is very odd, as several pictures were taken on Live (with a 10 second delay) of different scenes at different times of different subjects , but only certain ones won't delete. All I can think of--and I don't want to do this--is delete contacts completely (and all conversations/pictures etc) and then add them in again. I hope Apple fixes this. I DO NOT back up to itunes of the cloud.

Deleting Multiple Images in imessage

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