How do I disable the new Auto Delete Old Conversations?

I tried enabling the new feature to automatically delete 1 year old messages in iOS11. I pressed Enable and a green checkmark appeared. How do I turn this feature off again?


Settings > General > iPhone Storage > Auto Delete Old Conversations


It looks exactly as it does here:

https://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-auto-delete-older-messages-ios-11-iphone-ipad/

iOS 11

Posted on Sep 20, 2017 2:28 AM

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Posted on Sep 25, 2017 9:16 AM

I accidentally did the same thing. Go to Settings>Messages>Message History>Keep Messages> Forever. It undoes the option of only keeping messages for a year.

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How do I disable the new Auto Delete Old Conversations?

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