Is it possible to delete facebook messages

Open Facebook Messenger. It's a white app with a blue message bubble and white lightning bolt inside. If you aren't signed into Messenger, type in your phone number, tap Continue , and enter your password. Tap the Home tab. It's the house-shaped icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen. If Messenger opens to a conversation, tap the Back button in the top-left corner of the screen first.

Scroll to the conversation you wish to delete. If it's an old conversation, you may have to scroll down several times. Swipe left over the conversation. Doing so will bring up a row of options on the right side of the conversation box. Tap Delete. It's the red button on the far-right side of the screen. Tap Delete Conversation.

This option is at the top of the pop-up window that appears after tapping Delete. Doing so will permanently remove the conversation from your message history. Method 2. Tap and hold the conversation. After a second or so, a window with the heading "Conversation" will pop up.

It's the option at the top of the "Conversation" window. Tap Delete Conversation when prompted. Doing so will remove the conversation from your Facebook messages history. Method 3. Afterward, select Delete from the menu that pops up. Click Delete to continue. Step 5: To delete a part of your conversation, click into the conversation, and hover over the message you would like to delete.

Then, click the Three Horizontal Dots and press Remove. Your phone will always ask you to confirm before deleting. So why the seven-month wait? Especially given Instagram already allows users to unsend messages no matter how old? You can delete Facebook messages using the Facebook Messenger smartphone app, or the Facebook website. Messages can be deleted one-by-one, or you can erase entire conversations at once.

If you delete a Facebook message within 10 minutes of sending it, you can choose to remove the message from both your own view and the recipient's view. Visit Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories. Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning.

He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Additional comments.

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