iOS 11.3 - Delete Message Confirmation

we can only hope that some security patch will remove it

And you can further this goal by sending feedback to the PROPER destination which is found by READING through this conversation instead of "me too'ing".

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Come on Apple you are better than this.

Then tell THEM how you feel.

This is not Apple.

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Richpepp81 wrote:

So many apps have this stupid problem. Wherever there’s a list of deletable items, There should be an edit button at the top. Then you check off all the ones you want to delete, then you hit delete and they all get deleted in the push of one button. This should be a new standard for all applications. I mean Christ it’s 2018 and they still haven’t figured this crap out – this is basic stuff.

You can certainly tell Apple what you'd like to see.

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Meanwhile, the way to do that in messages has already been described in this thread.

docsnuz wrote:

Unfathomable...who could possibly have thought this was a good feature to add? Market: let's seek out convenience. Apple: let's remove convenience.

It's not "unfathomable" to the thousands who accidentally delete messages and come here daily begging for help to get them back.

You're only speaking with users on this forum. You don't like this? Tell Apple, not us: Feedback - iPhone - Apple

Unfathomable

That you did not read any of the 34 pages of this conversation?

Agreed.

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And by the way, Apple is reading this thread - they informed me that they needed to delete one of my posts because it included a poll / petition

Reading and responding to are very different concepts.

They read only to control the discussion and ensure adherence to the terms and conditions you agreed to. Including no polls. They do not engage with the discussion except to point out technical resources for technical questions asked.

A simple Google search for "Apple Feedback" will lead you to the same page we have been providing a link to ad nauseum here.

http://apple.com/feedback

Grams7429 wrote:

Absolutely stupid. Remove “feature” or let us turn off.

Thanks for sharing, but you are wasting your time and ours by posting it here. This is a user to user technical support forum. Tell Apple, not us: Apple - Feedback

GB

rbrylawski wrote:

gail from maine wrote:

Ever heard the term "glutton for punishment"? What is WRONG with us??????

GB

I don't know. Honest, I don't. I think what I really need to do is un-follow this ridiculous whiny thread and just let them enter, post they agree and exit, which is exactly what they all seem to do. They don't read past the first post, so why should we provide the link to them?

Maybe we should confer with King_Penguin, who has patiently and unceasingly posted the same answer with the same link in practically every other post for 72 pages (probably more by now) of "I can't make purchases. I keep getting the message Contact iTunes Support WorldWide when I try to buy something. What do I do?"....

GB

gail from maine wrote:

rbrylawski wrote:

gail from maine wrote:

Ever heard the term "glutton for punishment"? What is WRONG with us??????

GB

I don't know. Honest, I don't. I think what I really need to do is un-follow this ridiculous whiny thread and just let them enter, post they agree and exit, which is exactly what they all seem to do. They don't read past the first post, so why should we provide the link to them?

Maybe we should confer with King_Penguin, who has patiently and unceasingly posted the same answer with the same link in practically every other post for 72 pages (probably more by now) of "I can't make purchases. I keep getting the message Contact iTunes Support WorldWide when I try to buy something. What do I do?"....

GB

King_Penguin, was clearly born with the patience gene. I must have been browsing some other gene pool during conception as I clearly don't have such a gene! 😉

gail from maine wrote:

rbrylawski wrote:

gail from maine wrote:

Ever heard the term "glutton for punishment"? What is WRONG with us??????

GB

I don't know. Honest, I don't. I think what I really need to do is un-follow this ridiculous whiny thread and just let them enter, post they agree and exit, which is exactly what they all seem to do. They don't read past the first post, so why should we provide the link to them?

Maybe we should confer with King_Penguin, who has patiently and unceasingly posted the same answer with the same link in practically every other post for 72 pages (probably more by now) of "I can't make purchases. I keep getting the message Contact iTunes Support WorldWide when I try to buy something. What do I do?"....

GB

I feel a certain urge to post, "Swipe to unlock is gone and never coming back". I suspect a lot of people wouldn't get the joke, though.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

gail from maine wrote:

rbrylawski wrote:

gail from maine wrote:

Ever heard the term "glutton for punishment"? What is WRONG with us??????

GB

I don't know. Honest, I don't. I think what I really need to do is un-follow this ridiculous whiny thread and just let them enter, post they agree and exit, which is exactly what they all seem to do. They don't read past the first post, so why should we provide the link to them?

Maybe we should confer with King_Penguin, who has patiently and unceasingly posted the same answer with the same link in practically every other post for 72 pages (probably more by now) of "I can't make purchases. I keep getting the message Contact iTunes Support WorldWide when I try to buy something. What do I do?"....

GB

I feel a certain urge to post, "Swipe to unlock is gone and never coming back". I suspect a lot of people wouldn't get the joke, though.

Just us'ns would get it. LOL

Huge setback! Requires you either use the alternate method for deleting, or the exhausting nano-second tap to confirm. I don't know how you are going to survive this betrayal of all that is sacred.

But, in the meantime, tell Apple: Apple - Feedback. Don't waste your time with a mindless "me too" post here. We don't care. We are users just like you, and we see both sides of the argument. There are huge numbers of people who are delighted that they can't just carelessly swipe away something that is critically important to them by accident.

GB

Docdavid01 wrote:

I'm throwing my voice in too. This "new feature" is a complete waste of time. Now when I delete a message I have to delete it, or confirm it, three times. All I need is a single swipe and its gone. I get hundreds of text messages a week and if I have to spend 3x time on each one of them it consumes my time. Who else does this, oh yeah Face Book Messenger, and that is a complete waste of my time too. (Apple I did not know you were trying to be like FB)

Thanks for sharing. We don't care. Apple is not here. Three times is an exaggeration. Swipe/tap to conform = 2 Steps. Tell it to Apple: Apple - Feedback.

Stop wasting your time and our time here. Nobody here can help you, and nobody here is interested in your indignation

GB

wmajors wrote:

I agree totally! This is the stupidist idea Apple ever had. Why would I want to tap three confirmations of my desire to delete a text? Please Apple! Wake up! Put it back like it was! One swipe is enough for a delete!

This is a user-to-user forum. Apple is not reading here for suggestions. Please use the feedback page if you want them to know your opinion:

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kasey5 wrote:

I have this same issue and i hate it like everyone else. I also have not found how to remove it. Would love to know how.

Everyone else doesn't hate it and, there's a reason you haven't found out how to remove it. If you read the thread, you'll find out.

This is a user-to-user forum. Apple is not reading here for suggestions. Please use the feedback page if you want them to know your opinion:

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