how to I delete a text I wish I never sent and images that were appropriate just wanr them erased from this persons phone
Erase sent texts
Thank you for explaining that which was obvious, I hope she understands now.
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My Dr. has an app that the reciepient doesn't have to have to delete after the text is read. She sends me texts then after I read them they go away. Sometimes I don't read it all because I don't have time but it's gone as soon as I go out of it.
There has to be something out there. I know on my email from Comcast it ask do I want to delete email after read and how long to keep it on there. So if you can do that with an email you surely can do that with a text.
The answer to the original question remains the same. Once you send a text, it's no longer yours to recall or delete. Comcast can't delete emails you've already sent to someone, either.
There are apps like Snapchat and others that send messages that expire and delete themselves. However, they require that both the sender and the recipient be using the same application. It's simply not an option for text messages.
Just as your mother always told you "Think before you speak!", you should think before you text (or email).
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Where is ERASE SENT TEXTS on the phone?
You cannot. Once they are sent they are no longer under your control.
You cannot simply go into a person's phone and delete things. Would you like it if just anybody could delete things from your phone.
That would be invasion of privacy and is illegal in many places.
Thank you for reaching out
Someone turned on me unexpectably and I sent lots of caring sentiments before they did that
And I just want those words back
Why doesn't apple or any company have a solution
As so many people who pay a enormous money for this technology have 10 people on their family on their family plans and it doesn't make sense you can't have control over information you know longer feel it was appropriate to help someone that truly was an a good person and the end...
I'm in my 50s and think it's so sad that social media is such a great technology but it also can put your words out there for millions to get when you only intended them for one...
What happens if you block them from your phone your Facebook etc.
Sending a text or an email is much like sending a physical letter. Once it has been posted it belongs to the recipient, not you. Various social media sites do let you remove the posts that you have made, but that might not help if they've already been seen, copied or reposted. We're still learning what to share and what not to. There are changes that should make it somewhat easier to erase some of your digital history in future, but they wouldn't have helped in a situation such as you have described.
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Why doesn't apple or any company have a solution
You can't expect any company or other person to delete things that are not theirs, but someone else's property. You cannot ask the post office to return a letter you sent to someone either.
You could ask the recipient to delete the letters/images. Or, if you do not wish to encounter that problem, be careful what you write or send or do not send anything at all. Personally, I prefer to guard my privacy and I do not use any social media or store anything personal online/in the cloud.
If you are referring to texts that is really not considered social media. The text messages you sent got to the recipient within nanoseconds so how could you possibly be fast enough to recall them?
A good rule of thumb for sending emotionally charged texts, IMs, emails, etc. is to wait until the next day before reading them again and then hitting send.
It is too late, you cannot recall texts once they have been sent.
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My lawyer told me to think WALL, (wait a little longer). Then send.
I like that, thanks for posting it. Easier to remember.
As my lawyer was the one to tell me, I think that I bought it 😟 but it is good. 🙂
Do I need to send a share of his hourly rate?
🙂 it was long ago, so you're welcome.
how to I delete a text I wish I never sent and images that were appropriate just wanr them erased from this persons phone