If I delete a message in a WhatsApp group, will it be deleted for everyone else as well - briefly?
Yes, if you delete a message in a WhatsApp group, it will be removed for all participants in the conversation. This feature ensures that unwanted or sensitive information can be quickly and effectively erased from everyone's view.
If I delete a message in a WhatsApp group, will it be deleted for everyone else as well - in detail?
When you delete a message within a WhatsApp group, the behavior of that deletion depends on several factors. Firstly, it is important to understand the distinction between individual messages and those sent using the "Disappearing Messages" feature.
For standard messages in a WhatsApp group:
- If you delete a message from your device, it will only be removed from your view. Other participants in the group will still see the message as it was originally sent. This action does not affect the copies of the message stored on other users' devices.
However, WhatsApp offers an additional feature called "Disappearing Messages," which applies to both individual chats and groups:
- When "Disappearing Messages" is enabled for a group, all messages sent in that group will automatically delete after a specified time period (7 days by default). In this case, once the message reaches its expiration time, it will be deleted from all participants' devices simultaneously. This feature ensures that no trace of the message remains on any user's device, providing an additional layer of privacy and security for group conversations.
In summary, deleting a standard message in a WhatsApp group only removes it from your view, not from the views of other participants. However, enabling "Disappearing Messages" ensures that all messages sent within the group will be automatically deleted after the specified time frame, affecting all members' devices equally.