How do I permanently delete text messages? Mac mini, iPhone 6, iPad 2016.
How do I permanently delete text messages? Mac mini, iPhone 6, iPad 2016.
MacBook, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), Bluetooth disappeared, need it back
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Greetings, bmessina!
Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! That is a great question you have about deleting text messages permanently from your devices and I am more than happy to help out! For the iOS devices, check out this article with information about how to Use Messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch . Specifically:
On the Mac, you can delete messages by opening the Messages app and find the conversation you are wanting to delete. Select the conversation and there will be an "x" under the time stamp. Click the "x" and you will get the option to delete the conversation.
Have a great day!
Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! That is a great question you have about deleting text messages permanently from your devices and I am more than happy to help out! For the iOS devices, check out this article with information about how to Use Messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch . Specifically:
Delete a message or conversation
When you delete a message or conversation, you can't get it back. So make sure that you save important information from your messages.
To delete a message, follow these steps:
- In a message conversation, touch and hold the message bubble that you want to delete, then tap More.
- Tap
, then tap Delete Message. If you want to delete all messages in the thread tap Delete All, in the upper-left corner. Then tap Delete Conversation.
To delete a single conversation, swipe left over the conversation that you want to delete, then tap Delete. Want to delete more than one conversation at a time? Open Messages and tap Edit in the upper-left corner. Then tap the circle next to the conversation and tap Delete in the bottom-right corner.
If you want to keep your messages for a certain amount of time, go to Settings > Messages > Keep Messages. Then select how long you want to keep your messages.
On the Mac, you can delete messages by opening the Messages app and find the conversation you are wanting to delete. Select the conversation and there will be an "x" under the time stamp. Click the "x" and you will get the option to delete the conversation.
Have a great day!