If you don’t know how to delete Messenger messages, this is your lucky day. The service, like Instagram and other platforms, allows the user to delete messages in the chat or cancel their sending.
The feature is indispensable and, fortunately, is available in all versions of the service, including the web version of Facebook. There are different ways to delete a Messenger message (Android | iOS). To learn more about the function, follow the instructions below.
How to delete messenger message in the app
1. If you want to delete an entire conversation, find the chat on the home screen and press it for a few seconds. Among the options that will be displayed next, choose “Delete” and then confirm. Know that, when you delete the chat, the messages will remain visible to the other participants;
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2. If you want to delete a single message from Messenger, enter the chat and press it. In the lower right corner, click “More” and then “Cancel Send”. Finally, decide whether the message will be deleted just for you or everyone in the conversation.
As for the last option, it is important that you are aware that the user may have already seen what was sent. To be sure, check the “check” icon, which is to the right of the latest messages. When it is present but leaked, it means that the content has arrived but has not been seen. As soon as the user opens the chat, the icon will be filled.
How to delete message from Messenger on the web
1. To carry out the process on the PC, it is necessary to open Facebook and click on the Messenger icon in the upper right corner of the screen. Select one of the chats to advance;
2. Tap on the user’s profile icon and, in the window that will appear next, click on “Delete chat” and confirm;
3. If you want to delete an isolated message, hover the mouse cursor over it and, on the left, click on the three dots icon. After that, select the “Remove” command;
4. Choose the action you want to take and finally confirm your decision.
If you delete a message by mistake, or regret the action, don’t worry. The messaging platform allows you to recover the deleted items. And, as usual, the Kenyannews teaches you the process from start to finish.
