Can’t delete text messages in iOS 16.0.2

this has been plaguing my new iPhone pro 14 max also. One group text message just would not delete.

Somewhere down the line, a person says to go to text messages, choose, edit, select the person or persons that the message is from, and delete. Then go back and delete the text message.

This worked great on my phone and probably will on yours too.

This really works I previously factory reset my phone and it still would not delete but going into show recently deleted and selecting delete all wiped out that 45day old non- deletable text message.

16.1 fixed this issue for me

Have you updated to iOS 16.1?

same happened to me. Go to recently deleted messages & delete it there, after that it should be gone from all messages ❤️

I FINALLY FOUND OHT HOW TO FIX IT🙏🏽

i sent a photo of something to my gf and couldn’t delete it, what if someone went thru my phone😭. WHAT I DID WAS

Okay so you click edit right on the top left corner or the screen, click on more, and you’ll see any deleted messages, for me i deleted the message before i sent the photo and that caused the bug, idk if this works for everybody but i just deleted every conversation i had in that area and it let me delete the conversation w her, good luck yall😭

Having a slight variation of this issue, except involving Messages in iCloud...

Here's my devices:

Mac: macOS Monterey 12.6

iPad: iPadOS 15.7

iPhone: iPhoneOS 16.0.3

Whenever I delete a single message, or an entire message thread, using the iPhone, it immediately vanishes from all my other devices, as intended.

Whenever I delete a single message, or an entire message thread, using the iPad or Mac, it will NOT delete from my iPhone. Deleting from iPad will delete thread on the Mac, or vice versa, just not the iPhone.

It seems as though there is a bug in iOS 16 where in Messages, requests via Messages in iCloud to delete message(s)/thread(s) from other devices running previous-generation OS's does not work anymore.

To make sure it wasn't an iCloud issue on the iPhone, I did the following:

• Signed out of Messages and FaceTime directly via Settings -> (respective settings)
• Disabled iMessage / FaceTime after signing out
• Signed out of iCloud completely, and deleted locally stored data
• Shutdown / restart iPhone
• Signed back into iCloud
• Allowed device to sync, and repeated deletion tests

The results were the same.

Anyone else having this?

Cheers

Go to your contacts and delete the actual person IF they actually still live in your contacts. That worked for about four of the 7 that I couldn’t delete. But for some reason three still remain undeleteable😳🤷🏾‍♀️

Thanks! That worked. Running 16.0.3

Step one: open messages

Step two: at the top left select edit

Step three: Select “show recently deleted”

Step four: find the message(s) from the number you want to delete

Step five: use the delete button at the bottom left

Step six: go back to your messages

Step seven: pick the message you want to delete slide it left pick the delete icon

I have added images just in case!

Fabulous!

I tracked the “failure to delete” problem to one image in the thread that wouldn’t delete.

Using your method, the whole message thread vanished! Just like it was supposed to.

This is the only time I’ve had this issue, but now I know how to fix it.

BTW: I’m running 16.3. So this version didn’t fix The problem.

In the upper left corner in messages, hit edit,then recently deleted-find the person u want to delete the msg from and click the circle to the left side and then click delete! It works!! Someone else posted this fix on here but I can’t find the post now-but I tried it & it worked!!! These 2 stupid msgs been on my phone for 3 wks & wouldn’t delete! This works!

Go to where your messages are on the left upper corner it says edit there you will see and choose recently deleted messages then select the name of the person you are having trouble deleting and that should do it

Go to your text messages like you’re going to create a new message to send but instead of pressing the icon with the notepad/pen on the top look to the upper left hand side it says edit. There you will see the list that includes recently deleted. Hope this helps.

Definitely a update issue hopefully they will correct it soon