How do you delete a text message on an iPhone?

Biodegradable

So I figured out how to delete a text message, but seeing as with smart phones every text with a person linked together, I guess what I'm really asking is how do you delete a conversation? so that nothing of it will show up in the inbox. I keep on seeing these messages of bad memories in my inbox that I'd like to get rid of! Even when I delete the entire conversation, it still appears in the inbox.

D3V!L

Fn + F12

Urquell

Do you have a microwave?

JohnnyFlash

iOS is such a terrible and outdated phone OS. It’s like they are still trying to create workarounds and design choices based on principles that were created during the release of the first iPhone - one button, long presses to copy text, that weird way of sharing things between apps etc.

Bobblehats

You swipe left/right/left/right to ‘scrub’ and without releasing press and hold until you feel for the haptic feedback. Then release; and double tap ~ Voila. It’s gone

Biodegradable

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

iOS is such a terrible and outdated phone OS. It’s like they are still trying to create workarounds and design choices based on principles that were created during the release of the first iPhone - one button, long presses to copy text, that weird way of sharing things between apps etc.

Can it be done though?

jammiedodgers

Post the messages here and I'll give it a go OP

BDI

Have you tried tipex?

corner of hells

BDI wrote: »

Have you tried tipex?

Or just hold it under water for a minute or two.

BDI

corner of hells wrote: »

Or just hold it under water for a minute or two.

You want to dilute the tippex? Is this some sort of aromatherapy?

Edgware

corner of hells wrote: »

Or just hold it under water for a minute or two.

Use the toiet then immerse in the cistern. The pre flush water is very effective

Hector Savage

What inbox OP ? SMS/iMessages or whatsapp ?

just swipe to the left and click DELETE ...

matchthis

Throw phone into mount doom, Mordor. Best way to get rid of stuff, handy for fly tippin too

evil_seed

Imagine asking boards instead of googling it

Stratvs

Bobblehats wrote: »

You swipe left/right/left/right to ‘scrub’ and without releasing press and hold until you feel for the haptic feedback. Then release; and double tap ~ Voila. It’s gone

On mine (iOS 12.4.2)you go to inbox, swipe from right to left on the persons name and you get a red delete option. Pressing that it asks do you want to delete the entire conversation and with 'yes' the whole thing goes.

Stevieluvsye

OP

If you hold it upside down and shake it really hard you should see them fall out

YFlyer

Biodegradable wrote: »

So I figured out how to delete a text message, but seeing as with smart phones every text with a person linked together, I guess what I'm really asking is how do you delete a conversation? so that nothing of it will show up in the inbox. I keep on seeing these messages of bad memories in my inbox that I'd like to get rid of! Even when I delete the entire conversation, it still appears in the inbox.

Press down on the message and a number of choices should pop up. Select delete.

tara73

evil_seed wrote: »

Imagine asking boards instead of googling it

..and then of all forums in the AH forum ...I think it's hilarious

Lewis_Benson

This has to be......no.......no.....
It cant be......

**** it....


Thia has to be the 4th worst thread on boards,....ever.

BDI

What about running a Brillo pad over it with a bit of Welly.

Lewis_Benson

BDI wrote: »

What about running a Brillo pad over it with a bit of Welly.

I bit of willy?
You sick.pig.

BDI

Lewis_Benson wrote: »

I bit of willy?
You sick.pig.

You wouldn’t rub a Brillo pad on a sick pigs willy, I’m starting to wonder if you have a medical degree or or you just call yourself doctor because you were once the nemesis of a superhero.

Lewis_Benson

BDI wrote: »

You wouldn’t rub a Brillo pad on a sick pigs willy, I’m starting to wonder if you have a medical degree or or you just call yourself doctor because you were once the nemesis of a superhero.

Do you know what the word "Nemesis" means?

Ted_YNWA

Lewis_Benson wrote: »

Do you know what the word "Nemesis" means?

Pigs can go through bone like butter.

Maybe the OP needs to feed his phone to the pigs.

BDI

Lewis_Benson wrote: »

Do you know what the word "Nemesis" means?

Kind of like an arch nemesis but not as high.

Gwynplaine

Go back to 2008

BDI

Gwynplaine wrote: »

Go back to 2008

Yeah teacher could make you stay back after class and clean the messages off the board with a duster.

Lewis_Benson

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

Pigs can go through phone like butter.

Maybe the OP needs to feed his phone to the pigs.

Fixed that for you.

The Tetrarch

You have to buy a new iPhone.

Capt'n Midnight

Just hand it in to an Apple store what could possibly go wrong ?

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50405688 :mad:

Biodegradable

I've found out how. You just swipe left for the 'delete' option to show up.