ios7 problem:cannot delete text messages(iPhone-4S)

Hello Mosh123,

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For more information on this, take a look at:

iOS: Troubleshooting Messages

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755

If the issue persists, restore the iPhone.

Best of luck,

Mario

I have an iPhone5. When I delete any text message (single) or an entire string, my phone wont open other text messages or strings. I will then reboot my phone, go to messages, and the text messages and strings I deleted are back. I attempted to find a work around by opening the message string and selecting all messages then delete convo. My phone still freezes. I manually reset my phone (multiple times) and still have the issue. I have iOS 7.0.3 . Any help is grealt appreciated. Thanks!

I have the same problem with my 4s

I'm having the EXACT same problem with my 4S. I had a ridiculous 2GB of messages. I restored the phone (after resetting with no effect), and although under my usage settings it says I only have 65MB of messages now, I'm still experiencing the same problem when I try to delete my texts. My texts are not set to sync with iCloud or anything.

Oddly enough, the very bottom text conversation actually does appear to delete after I reboot my phone. However, deleting text conversations one by one in between rebooting my phone doesn't sound like an ideal solution. I've had this problem ever since the iOS7 update. I was hoping the subsequent software updates would fix it, but they haven't at all. I love everything about iOS7, except obviously this. Please help!

Also, thanks for that troubleshooting link, but I don't think any of us are actually having problems sending or receiving texts, just merely deleting them.

I'm actually sitting here watching the amount of space my text messages are taking up on my usage screen as I type. It went from 65MB to 550MB and now it's up to 775MB. I have not sent or received any text messages in this time. I have no idea what is going on.

Did you ever figure out a way to delete your messages? I have an iPhone 5 with iOS 7.0.4 and am having the same problem. I have restored my phone to factory settings to no avail. My messages are taking up a ton of space. It's good to know that I am not the only one experiencing this, but would love to find out how to resolve this.

I was having the same problem with my 4S. I found out that it isn't a freeze as much as it is a REALLY SLOW processing time. I deleted all of my messages, then started a new one,but didn't (because I couldn't) send it. I let it sit an process overnight, and after restarting and sending the message, it worked. and after restarting my phone they were all still deleted. I hope this helps

it doesn't work even if you restore the iphone. i've done this on my 4s 100 times!!

deleting the messages, then leaving your phone overnight seems to be the only way to get rid of old messages once and for all . Don't restart too soon after deleting. Leave it over night then restart. the messages will be gone

So after you delete all the messages, you leave your phone on and let it sit all night? And then restart it in the morning?