If I press clear chat in WhatsApp, will the messages be deleted for the other person as well - briefly?
Pressing "Clear Chat" in WhatsApp only deletes the conversation from your device; it does not delete the messages for the other person.
If I press clear chat in WhatsApp, will the messages be deleted for the other person as well - in detail?
When you press the "Clear Chat" option in WhatsApp, it's important to understand that this action only affects your local device and does not delete messages from the recipient's device or the server. Here's a detailed breakdown of what happens:
- Local Deletion: Pressing "Clear Chat" removes all messages and media from the conversation on your phone. This means you will no longer see any part of that chat history on your device.
- Server Storage: The messages remain stored on WhatsApp's servers. This is because WhatsApp uses end-to-end encryption, which ensures that only the sender and receiver can read the messages. However, this also means that WhatsApp needs to store the messages on their servers until they are delivered or the recipient has had a chance to see them.
- Recipient's Device: The other person in your conversation will still have access to all the messages and media you've sent or received together. They won't notice any change in their chat history when you press "Clear Chat" on your device.
- Group Chats: If you are part of a group chat, clearing the chat on your device will also remove all messages from that group chat for you alone. Other participants in the group chat will still see the full conversation history unless they individually clear their own chats.
- Backup: If you have enabled backup settings on WhatsApp (either to iCloud for iPhone users or Google Drive for Android users), your chats are periodically backed up to the cloud. Clearing a chat locally will not delete it from the backup unless you specifically choose to delete the backup as well.
In summary, pressing "Clear Chat" in WhatsApp is a local action that only affects your device. The other person's chat history and any server storage of messages remain unaffected.