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.
I’m sure I‘ll regret chiming in but to clarify, the issue is not with the feature itself, it’s with the inability to disable it as an option in settings. And the workarounds are an equal (if not more) number of steps, so that’s not helpful. BUT, to previous points made, I now know how to post feedback to Apple for such issues (which is not through these forums) and I’ll keep that in mind for future posts (if I dare do it again for fear of the wrath of the forum trolls). And as a final word, I find it helpful to see 60+ pages of people having the same issue - i check this before i do an iOS upgrade, and when i see something repeat so much, it helps me realize that the problem is real and not specific to someone’s own phone, settings, lack of knowledge, etc. That said, i am guilty of viewing the first page and then spot checking a few other pages, but no, i didn’t read all 60+ pages. Again, lesson learned, which i could have received more effectively by a more professional and courteous response. But i receive it nonetheless.
Tcwest wrote:
Again, lesson learned, which i could have received more effectively by a more professional and courteous response.
As this is a user-to-user forum, I'm not sure what you mean by a "professional" response. No one in this thread, to the best of my knowledge, does this professionally. Are people here likely to be more blunt than Apple's customer service employees? Yes, probably.
Lawrence Finch wrote:
Jason Fragomeni wrote:
Chill. I have.
Then to repeat the question, why are you telling us other users? Just in the hope you will annoy us?
OMG. Seriously? When I said I have, I mean, after posting this, and not knowing I could post somewhere else, I went to the link posted by IdrisSeabright and voiced my concern there. I'm new to this. Sorry for even trying.
Jason Fragomeni wrote:
Lawrence Finch wrote:
Jason Fragomeni wrote:
Chill. I have.
Then to repeat the question, why are you telling us other users? Just in the hope you will annoy us?
OMG. Seriously? When I said I have, I mean, after posting this, and not knowing I could post somewhere else, I went to the link posted by IdrisSeabright and voiced my concern there. I'm new to this. Sorry for even trying.
If you hadn't known the link, it would seem that something like "Thanks for providing the link. I'll give feedback." would have been a more appropriate response than "Chill. I have". The latter implied to me that you'd long since provided feedback and I was an idiot for bothering to waste your time by giving it again.
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Jason Fragomeni wrote:
Lawrence Finch wrote:
Jason Fragomeni wrote:
Chill. I have.
Then to repeat the question, why are you telling us other users? Just in the hope you will annoy us?
OMG. Seriously? When I said I have, I mean, after posting this, and not knowing I could post somewhere else, I went to the link posted by IdrisSeabright and voiced my concern there. I'm new to this. Sorry for even trying.
If you hadn't known the link, it would seem that something like "Thanks for providing the link. I'll give feedback." would have been a more appropriate response than "Chill. I have". The latter implied to me that you'd long since provided feedback and I was an idiot for bothering to waste your time by giving it again.
Thanks for the link. I gave them ****. Have a nice day. We're all in this together.
I wonder if Apple even looks at these request? It can’t hurt to try. I sent the below this a.m.
“As you well know by now, the software update 11.4.1 requires one to swipe, then delete, and then delete again. This a useless, annoying feature that *****. What next, are they going to require the user to add their Apple ID to delete. This is a stupid feature and we should have control to turn off.”
Lawrence Finch wrote:
I think you just replied to yet another who didn't bother to read any of the thread before posting.
People who are perfect and never make mistakes don't have to read through a thread to learn why a change such as this was made.
finman66 wrote:
Just chiming in with one more vote: Please let us turn this feature off, Messages/iOS team!
Why? No one in this thread can make any changes. No one is looking at this thread to determine how many people don't like the change. Use the feedback link provided repeatedly to tell Apple what you think.
FYI, one option is to (command + del) hotkey the messages. Leave your mouse cursor over the delete button and click when necessary. This works well if you want to delete several messages at once. It's still a pain but quicker that swiping and navigating to the delete button every time --- hope they get this fixed.
Clarkstain wrote:
FYI, one option is to (command + del) hotkey the messages. Leave your mouse cursor over the delete button and click when necessary. This works well if you want to delete several messages at once. It's still a pain but quicker that swiping and navigating to the delete button every time --- hope they get this fixed.
And, exactly how do you use command - delete and a mouse on an iPhone?
Philly_Phan wrote:
November93 wrote:
I hate the delete confirmation .
I love it.
Me too, and so should the daily visits here from people who ask "How to I recover a deleted text message?"
There are far more important things in this life to hate then the insignificant problem of message deletion confirmation. It is a worst an extremely trivial nuisance. Just click it and get on with life.
Jimmy2Dogs wrote:
This feature is totally useless except to those users who are so insecure they have to check everything they do. This feature's made for OCD people.
I accidentally trashed a file the other day. Fortunately, I have one of those useless computers that allow me to retrieve items from the trash. No, I'm not OCD. I'm Mensa.
This whole thing came when Apple provided exactly what you're asking. If you stay current in iOS Software and you are now storing your messages on the cloud, this option already exists. When you delete a message on one device, they will delete on all devices. This is another reason Apple put the warning for delete messages in place to begin with. Go to Settings > iCloud and turn on Messages in the cloud.
singh49asda wrote:
In this 100+ page thread, has a working solution to this problem been found?
The problem of people not accepting change or reality?
Nope. We are still hopeful though.
Your first statement is most accurate. People just can't seem to accept change, which leads to not accepting reality.
iOS 11.3 - Delete Message Confirmation
