How to completely delete a message in WhatsApp - briefly?
To completely delete a message in WhatsApp, you can use the "Delete for Me" or "Delete for Everyone" option, depending on whether you want to remove it from your device only or from both your and the recipient's devices.
How to completely delete a message in WhatsApp - in detail?
To completely delete a message in WhatsApp, users have two main options: deleting the message for themselves and deleting it for everyone in the conversation. Here's how to do both:
Deleting Messages for Yourself
If you want to delete a message only from your device, follow these steps:
- Open WhatsApp: Launch the application on your smartphone or tablet.
- Navigate to Chats: Go to the 'Chats' tab at the bottom of the screen.
- Select the Conversation: Tap on the conversation where you sent the message you wish to delete.
- Long Press on the Message: Find the message you want to delete and press firmly on it until a menu appears.
- Delete for Me: In the pop-up menu, select 'Delete for me'. This will remove the message from your device but it will still be visible to the recipient(s).
Deleting Messages for Everyone
If you want to delete a message from everyone's devices in the conversation, including your own, follow these steps. Note that this option is only available within 1 hour 8 minutes and 16 seconds of sending the message:
- Open WhatsApp: Launch the application on your smartphone or tablet.
- Navigate to Chats: Go to the 'Chats' tab at the bottom of the screen.
- Select the Conversation: Tap on the conversation where you sent the message you wish to delete.
- Long Press on the Message: Find the message you want to delete and press firmly on it until a menu appears.
- Delete for Everyone: In the pop-up menu, select 'Delete for everyone'. This will remove the message from all participants' devices in the conversation. Keep in mind that recipients may still see a notification indicating that a message was deleted.
Additional Tips
- Backup and Archive: Before deleting any messages, consider backing up your chats if you want to preserve the data for future reference.
- Message Limits: Be aware of WhatsApp's time limit for deleting messages for everyone. Once this window has passed, you can only delete the message from your own device.
- Group Chats: Deleting a message in a group chat will remove it for all participants, but they may still see a notification that a message was deleted.
By following these steps, users can effectively manage their WhatsApp messages and ensure that sensitive or incorrect information is removed from the conversation history.