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.
You don’t force a new feature on an end user without the option of disabling it.
It's done all the time. By all kinds of companies.
No, you seem to be missing the point.
Nope. You are.
This community did not create this issue, nor can we solve it.
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shh22 wrote:
You are correct. Steve won’t have allowed something as stupid as not allowing the end user to disable the feature.
Seriously? You think that invoking the name of Steve Jobs somehow makes your complaint legitimate? And how do you know what he would or wouldn't have allowed? If you want to complain, do so to Apple: Apple - Feedback. We can do nothing for you here since we are also users. You are wasting your time and ours.
GB
If you do multiple delete it doesn’t ask are you sure you want to delete. So guess just wait till you have multiple messages you want to delete then just delete them that way? Still stupid we don’t have an option to turn that off. Come on Apple you are better than this.
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.
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
Grams7429 wrote:
Absolutely stupid. Remove “feature” or let us turn off.
No. But if you had taken ANY time to read beyond the first post, you'd know you're not speaking to Apple at all on this forum of users only. Use the link posted time and time again to let Apple know your thoughts. Telling us, is a waste of your time.
tcorson wrote:
Ditto. I dont find this to be a desirable feature. It’s a nuisance. I hope Apple rethinks this and allows us to turn that confirmation message off.
If you want Apple to know how you feel, use the feedback link already provided. They are not reading here for suggestions.
nkristan wrote:
Ditto. fix this Apple,
extremely inefficient
I am not Apple. If you want Apple to know how you feel, use the feedback link already provided. They are not reading here for suggestions.
nkristan wrote:
Ditto. fix this Apple,
extremely inefficient
Ditto - read the posts in this thread. We don't care. We are users just like you. Use the link that has been provided on every page of this thread to tell Apple.
GB
You can throw your voice anywhere you want, but it won't be heard by Apple on this user to user only forum. Read the thread and you'll links to share your voice with Apple directly.
Also, read about how you don't have to swipe at all to delete texts. Apple provided the best of both worlds for their user. If you took some time to read, you'll see how.
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:
If i get caught up that ends in a divorce because i cant delete my messages with a swipe, im going to have a field day suing apple. FYI stupidest idea ever. Make a setting for the idiots that accidently delete messages and dont punish everyone
Put a lock on your phone to prevent people from seeing messages you'd rather they didn't.
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:
sophsterm wrote:
Also, as listed below, about the Community, Apple IS paying attention.
"This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums."
What that means is that the Community Specialists will answer posts that have gone unanswered for more than 12 hours and can be answered with a referral to a support article. It doesn't mean that anyone is reading here for suggestions. They're not.
You can argue with me about something I have a whole lot more knowledge about that you. Or, you can submit your feedback to Apple. I will leave it as an exercise for you to figure out which one is more likely to get the result you want.
Nobody from Apple is reading this. Go here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
You clearly have Apple confused with some other company. Apple has never represented itself as being flexible and has long been accused of a nanny mentality.
iOS 11.3 - Delete Message Confirmation
