The newest iOS 11.3 update enables a feature that asks if you're sure you want to delete a text message/iMessage once you choose the delete option. It's making me crazy! I tried searching through the settings to remove this deletion confirmation, but can't find anything on the topic. Is there any way to remove this feature?
iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 11.2.6, iOS 11.3
Dave in Oxford wrote:
Every so often Apple comes up with a "Feature" that so small and so annoying that begs the question as to whether they ever consult with a user. YES! Delete confirmation is an unnecessary addition to IOS and we can only hope that some security patch will remove it
No, Apple doesn't consult with users. Instead, they see what users do with their phones and often introduce features based on what they perceive as a real need. This is one such feature. Daily, multiple users come here to these user only forums begging for help to recover an accidentally deleted text message. In most cases, the only way to get the message back is to restore from backup, which often people simply don't have.
So, this very small change was introduced to help the countless thousands of users to ensure when they use swipe to delete that they truly do want to delete the message.
Are you aware there is another simple method to delete messages that will not ask you to confirm you want to delete? Yes, Apple provided the best of BOTH worlds to users. Simply use the Edit/Tap Messages(s)/Tap Trash icon and voila, message(s) delete without confirmation. That can't be any more cumbersome could it? It's three steps, just like it was before on swipe to delete.
Absolutely!
Thought I was going nuts.
Come on guys, this is really a pain. I wouldn't be deleting the message if I didn't want to delete it. Just let me delete in one fell swoop, like BEFORE.
That extra delete is so very unnecessary.
Good for you. Clearly, you've NEVER made a mistake. Give yourself a well deserved pat on the back. For others, they are not so perfect and sometimes, people accidentally delete something they really never meant to delete. This may not be a necessary feature for you, but for other's it's a welcome feature.
Philly_Phan wrote:
adriennefromfranklin wrote:
This just started today on my iPhone. Never had a problem before. Swipe left to delete and it used to be gone. Now, I have to confirm at the bottom of my phone after.
Wow. That's really horrible!
True, I can't imagine any worse form of torture.
aart12 wrote:
That extra delete is so very unnecessary.
Tell that to the steady stream of people who have posted over the past 10 years that they accidentally deleted an important message thread.
I'm so thrilled that you are so perfect you never have accidentally deleted a message and never will. But most of the rest of us are mere mortals who have not risen to your level of nirvana.
I've answered no less than 3 individual threads today from someone who accidentally deleted a message. There are others I didn't answer because other forum members provided a response, but that's just from today. Every single day I'd guess there are at least a dozen or more threads from members desperate to retrieve a deleted message. Your description as myopic of those complaining about this simple but much needed change couldn't be more appropriate.
Not cool Apple - Not cool! I thought only Microsoft Windows asked after every action "Are you sure you want to ..." - Just silly! have it that when you delete it doesn't ask BUT it first soft deletes the message until say 12 hours later then. Then the "trash" can empty.
Philly_Phan wrote:
vanessafromdfw wrote:
Unnecessary new feature. I hope Apple fixes this quickly.
Interesting. Another newbie with no knowledge of what the bulk of the users prefer.
Don't be silly. Everyone likes the same thing as they do! People who have a different opinion are just wrong!
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
vanessafromdfw wrote:
Unnecessary new feature. I hope Apple fixes this quickly.
Interesting. Another newbie with no knowledge of what the bulk of the users prefer.
Don't be silly. Everyone likes the same thing as they do! People who have a different opinion are just wrong!
Yes, of course, and they know this from their vast experience reading posts on the forum.
Philly_Phan wrote:
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
vanessafromdfw wrote:
Unnecessary new feature. I hope Apple fixes this quickly.
Interesting. Another newbie with no knowledge of what the bulk of the users prefer.
Don't be silly. Everyone likes the same thing as they do! People who have a different opinion are just wrong!
Yes, of course, and they know this from their vast experience reading posts on the forum.
For the record, anyone who thinks celery is actually food is also wrong.
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
vanessafromdfw wrote:
Unnecessary new feature. I hope Apple fixes this quickly.
Interesting. Another newbie with no knowledge of what the bulk of the users prefer.
Don't be silly. Everyone likes the same thing as they do! People who have a different opinion are just wrong!
Yes, of course, and they know this from their vast experience reading posts on the forum.
For the record, anyone who thinks celery is actually food is also wrong.
Isn't it an anti-food? You consume more calories chewing it than you gain by ingesting it.
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
vanessafromdfw wrote:
Unnecessary new feature. I hope Apple fixes this quickly.
Interesting. Another newbie with no knowledge of what the bulk of the users prefer.
Don't be silly. Everyone likes the same thing as they do! People who have a different opinion are just wrong!
Yes, of course, and they know this from their vast experience reading posts on the forum.
For the record, anyone who thinks brussel sprouts is actually food is also wrong.
Here. I fixed that for you!
briandallas wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
vanessafromdfw wrote:
Unnecessary new feature. I hope Apple fixes this quickly.
Interesting. Another newbie with no knowledge of what the bulk of the users prefer.
Don't be silly. Everyone likes the same thing as they do! People who have a different opinion are just wrong!
Yes, of course, and they know this from their vast experience reading posts on the forum.
For the record, anyone who thinks celery is actually food is also wrong.
Isn't it an anti-food? You consume more calories chewing it than you gain by ingesting it.
Everyone knows that celery is just a peanut butter delivery device.
I thought that that was pickles.
Lawrence Finch wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
briandallas wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
vanessafromdfw wrote:
Unnecessary new feature. I hope Apple fixes this quickly.
Interesting. Another newbie with no knowledge of what the bulk of the users prefer.
Don't be silly. Everyone likes the same thing as they do! People who have a different opinion are just wrong!
Yes, of course, and they know this from their vast experience reading posts on the forum.
For the record, anyone who thinks celery is actually food is also wrong.
Isn't it an anti-food? You consume more calories chewing it than you gain by ingesting it.
Everyone knows that celery is just a peanut butter delivery device.
I thought that that was pickles.
Escargot is just a vehicle for conveying garlic butter to your mouth.
They taste like snails.
I was just complaining about this with my coworkers earlier this week! I completely understand the need for a confirmation before deletion, but this incorporates too many steps. It would be too easy to accidentally delete the messages by just swiping, but after swiping and then selecting to delete I feel like that is the perfect level of confirmation needed to ensure it was not a mistake. I really hope Apple either conpletely does away with the third action of confirming to delete the messages a second time, or allows us to turn it off in the settings, etc!
rmbohnhoff wrote:
already did. looking at the responses on this thread, its obvious i'm not the only one.
Hey 'bot... I just got word from the Engineering Department and they WILL change the confirmation requirement. With the new IOS, you will need to confirm each message fourteen times. That should make you happy.
iOS 11.3 - Delete Message Confirmation
