How to delete a text message from my iPhone that was already sent?

Question

Level 1

4 points

How do you delete a text message already sent to the recipient and you don’t want the recipient to see it

[Re-Titled by Moderator]

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 2:31 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Top-ranking reply

Level 8

42,019 points

In iMessage ? I believe that quickly removing a message before anyone sees it is part of iOS 16, which will release in the fall

Reply

Answer 2

Level 10

268,365 points

It’s too late. Once the message is sent, it cannot be deleted from the recipient.

This will change somewhat when iOS 16 is released in a few months.

Reply

Similar questions