iOS 11.3 - Delete Message Confirmation

What hogwash! Suppose 100 million people liked the change. How many of them would join ASC and come and post and say they liked it? After an update how many people do you think will come and post; "just updated. Everything is working perfectly." Only people who have problems, or who don't like a change, are going to post. That can be seen over and over whenever Apple makes a change: Swipe to unlock for example. ADDING a feature to disconnect from a Wi-Fi network without turning off Wi-Fi (or Bluetooth). There are still people who are furious about that! Any time any change is made there will be some users who are unhappy with it. And they will come and post. But the people who like the change, or are indifferent, won't bother. So whether it's 10, 100, or 1,000 who don't like it doesn't really matter in the universe of 1.2 BILLION users.

ericole wrote:

I find it amazing that someone can perform a 2-step operation and "accidentally" delete a message. That takes some real skill there.

Well, maybe if you spent a little time on this forum trying to help other people rather than to beat a dead horse, you would find out just how easy it it. We get multiple posts every single day with people asking us how to retrieve their messages. So, despite your unwillingness to understand that people can a) make a mistake, and delete the wrong one or b) start going so fast that they delete one they didn't mean to, or c) delete a bunch out of anger then regret it, it does happen. We are all so glad that you are perfect and have never had to ask for help because you have never made a mistake that is seemingly irretrievable. Good for you. Possibly you could take your skill set and try to help someone here rather than ridicule, question, and basically re-hash the same old dross.

GB

Disagree, & I let them know what a "backwards" idea it was without giving a separate option for a culture of ppl that felt very comfortable doing it otherwise...

But thank you for your stating your opinion to me...🙂

alexgator78256 wrote:

Disagree, & I let them know what a "backwards" idea it was without giving a separate option for a culture of ppl that felt very comfortable doing it otherwise...

🙂

There seems to be something wrong with your keyboard. It keeps leaving letters out of words. You might want to have that looked into.

Maybe instead playing texting games here, you might make yourself useful by actually helping someone with a problem. That is what we are trying to do here. We volunteer our time to try to help out fellow users. You could actually contribute something to this forum if you wanted to.

GB

jlozzi wrote:

They call this a "feature", I call it a pain. I'm surprised deleting a text message is not password protected!!

Which proves that different people can have different opinions. Is that a surprise to you? Or are you saying that only your opinion is valid, and everyone else is wrong?

Come on Apple, really!!!. Do you really think by calling this a FEATURE that will accept it. Smart phones have been around now for over 10 years. If you don't know what you are doing by now, then so be it. You will learn quickly after you delete several of your text threads. I like others in here agree that this was a horrible FEATURE. I am an old fart and even I get tired of being treated like a child with this kind of stuff. It SLOOOOOWWWWSSS down the whole experience. You want to know what a FEATURE is... when you add additional complexity to the UI, also add the CHOICE as to whether or not you want it or not.

GET RID OF THIS PLEASE!!!!

jlozzi had mentioned that it was referred to as a feature. Sorry you interpret this as drama, just stating my frustration with this and other features. I am not really a fan boy but I am not a hater either. It is a much better platform that the alternative, IMHO.

Houston

That doesn't make it one. Sorry, but shouting about something is drama. Ask Apple for the option switch. Given that deleting texts is all or nothing (unlike mail) I think Apple missed 10 years and with iCloud Messages about to be released is trying to catch up.

Hi Jessica,

If you have multiple messages and you are tired of deleting messages as the new update of iOS 11.3 has a confirm Delete feature, just click on edit in messages and select the messages you want to delete and tap delete, it will not ask you to confirm delete.

Hope it solves your problem.

Thanks for stating the same thing that has been stated ad nauseam for the last 50 pages, and for absolutely no purpose. Apple isn't here. We are users. We don't care how you feel about it. Tell Apple if it's so important to you.

GB

I actually found it easier - in the MESSAGES PAGE

**push “EDIT” button at the top left corner

**check(✔) the message(s) you don’t want

**push “DELETE” bottom right corner

It doesn’t ask you to “Would you like to delete this conversation?”

It’s quicker and faster then the swiping one

Heenohawtukook wrote:

I actually found it easier - in the MESSAGES PAGE

**push “EDIT” button at the top left corner

**check(✔) the message(s) you don’t want

**push “DELETE” bottom right corner

It doesn’t ask you to “Would you like to delete this conversation?”

It’s quicker and faster then the swiping one

Yes, this has been explained, repeatedly, in this thread, including once already on this page. It's always a good idea to read a thread before posting in it.

This typical Apple as old issues don't get fixed and new ones offered without input. You wonder what else is wrong out there when answer for the engineers simply should have been make it a optional setting. Very disappointing in general.

acer152 wrote:

I am literally dumbfounded by this. How could this UX get approved? 3 actions to simply delete a text message. Ridiculous. Bring back the single swipe delete.

You literally didn't read the thread before posting, did you? Bring back the early days of the internet where people knew to read and lurk before posting!