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How to delete text messages from Messages on both and iOS devices?

If I delete text messages from the Messages app on ANY Apple device, those messages are NOT deleted from the other devices. Why? All these text messages are linked to the same Apple ID and phone number.


If I delete email from the Mail app on either Mac OS or iOS, those emails are deleted from from all my devices.


What can I not do that with Messages? What am I missing or not doing?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 21, 2021 8:29 PM

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Posted on Oct 22, 2021 1:48 AM

Use Messages in iCloud


How to delete messages in iCloud


And on the iPhone >> Setting >> Messages >> enable Text Forwarding. Also inside that, make sure the computer is listed and enabled for the feature to function.


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How to delete text messages from Messages on both and iOS devices?

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