iOS 11.3 - Delete Message Confirmation

Well you see, it really doesn't matter if you don't like this or I do like it. This is a user to user only forum and Apple isn't here, nor reading these posts. Had you bothered to read past the first post you replied to, you'd have seen that the only way for you to tell Apple how you feel is to provide feedback via the link that has been posted over and over and over again. Apple won't respond to you, but your message will be read. I wouldn't expect Apple will change this though as it has helped a lot people. And the extra half a second it takes you to confirm you do want to delete a message is what we call a first world problem.

theprojectman wrote:

Amazingly stupid usability modification!! This is a high school programmer mistake!! The single, delete verification after swiping should be enough. Why should I be forced to confirm my confirmation!?

First, it is not a mistake.

Second, you are not confirming a confirmation. You are swiping and selecting Delete, then confirming that you want to Delete. So, you are confirming your selection of one of the two options that come up when you swipe.

GB

Have you noticed that when some people disagree with a choice instead of making a cogent, logical presentation they attack the people whose choice they disagree with? This is called an ad hominem argument, and essentially means they have lost the argument.

Gail, you are essentially taking 3 actions to delete a message. It should be an option to turn off so those of us who don’t want to waste our time and are competent enough to ensure we aren’t deleting impoctant message, can just simply delete an unwanted message! Just give the option to turn off the confirmation.

Apple is not big on options, and for good reason. So far the changes in iOS 11 and 12 have resulted in at least a dozen forum request threads for options to turn on or off new features. If everything became an option the already overwhelming Settings app would become unmanageable (it’s pretty close to that already).

Adoty99 wrote:

Gail, you are essentially taking 3 actions to delete a message. It should be an option to turn off so those of us who don’t want to waste our time and are competent enough to ensure we aren’t deleting impoctant message, can just simply delete an unwanted message! Just give the option to turn off the confirmation.

Tell Apple, not us fellow users. We can't give you what you want and Apple won't give it because you posted here. It's highly unlikely you'll get the choice you want. Since this change was made some time ago it has greatly reduced the numbers of panicked posts daily from people who desperately need an accidentally deleted text. Clearly demonstrating Apple made a good decision to finally implement this feature (which has been mandatory on Android devices from the beginning).

Provide your feedback via the link that has been posted over and over and over and over throughout this thread.

Yes I make mistakes…but I learn from them, take responsibility for my own stupidity and move on. I don’t want or need my phone asking me if I really mean it to do what I’ve told it. This “feature” is a definite step in the wrong direction for me - as is the ridiculous idea of WiFi or Bluetooth not being switched off when you tell it to do so. From CC. And before you say it…I have submitted feedback to Apple.

Heartlight wrote:

...as is the ridiculous idea of WiFi or Bluetooth not being switched off when you tell it to do so. From CC.

It's not possible to tell it to switch off from the control panel. Besides, there is never any need to turn off WiFi or BT.

Heartlight wrote:

Yes I make mistakes…but I learn from them, take responsibility for my own stupidity and move on. I don’t want or need my phone asking me if I really mean it to do what I’ve told it. This “feature” is a definite step in the wrong direction for me

However, it does seem to have cut down on the number of posts from people asking how to recover texts they deleted by accident. So, while it may be a minor inconvenience for you, it has prevented major inconveniences for a lot of people, probably including the poor support people who had to deal with hysterical people demeaning that Apple magically restore their deleted texts.

as is the ridiculous idea of WiFi or Bluetooth not being switched off when you tell it to do so. From CC.

If you're trying to turn WiFi or BT off from the Control Center, it's not going to work as the CC has no feature for doing that. It does allow you to disconnect from WiFi and BT networks, a feature that was long overdue and generally more necessary than actually turning off either.

firemouth7 wrote:

This is more of a workaround. If you enable the "Save history when conversations are closed" option under Preferences->Messages, you won't be prompted when deleting conversations.

You will still be prompted on your iPhone. The suggestion you provided only works on a Mac.

Why would they take that away? doesn’t make any sense.

Apparently you didn't read the thread because that question has been answered. But, again. When Apple released iCloud syncing for Messages, it meant that messages would no longer be backed up as part of either an iCloud or iTunes backup. That means when you delete them, they're gone forever. It used to be very easy to do it accidentally. People get very testy when they delete their messages and realize they didn't want to. Apple added a step to make deleting things accidentally more difficult as there is now no way to recover them.

Hi Jessica, and to all. This’s my first time in this community and I was searching for an answer to this problem. Where should I go to submit a bug report on this problem? I know that this was a while back but this needs to be stopped. I am visually impaired and this’s stupid like not having a home button on the new IPhone.

Hi Jessica, and to all. This’s my first time in this community and I was searching for an answer to this problem. Where should I go to submit a bug report on this problem? I know that this was a while back but this needs to be stopped. I am visually impaired and this’s stupid like not having a home button on the new IPhone.

It's always a good idea to read the thread you're planning on posting in before posting. Especially in a long thread, you'll probably find that your question has already been answered. The feedback link has been posted more than a dozen times in this 59 page thread, including on the first page. Also posted repeatedly, including on this page, is the reason why this feature was added.

YOU ARE RUDE!

APPLE SPENDS MILLIONS TRYING TO GET/KEEP CUSTOMERS, THEN THEY LET SOMEONE LIKE YOU SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS.

I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HATES THIS NEW OPTION.

READ THE OTHER REPLY'S

Well that wasn't very inclusive of you IdrisSeabright. Perhaps you might consider that the more people that complain, the more likely the big A will do something. Also, who could be so naive as to think that Apple isn't aware of what's being said here. No trillion dollar company lets their so-called "community" discussion forums go un-moderated, especially when they're hosted on their own website. The information and opinions that are surreptitiously gathered here by the site's owners have tangible marketing value. Their claim of non-participation is purely a convenience that allows them to continue treating us like the Borg they want us to be.