{"id":49138,"date":"2013-09-05T21:37:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T19:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=49138"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:11:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:11:44","slug":"how-to-delete-messages-in-whatsapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-delete-messages-in-whatsapp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to delete messages in WhatsApp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone who uses WhatsApp<\/a> knows that there are times when the chat can look completely chaotic, especially when it comes to group conversations.<\/p>\n

The good news is that WhatsApp allows you to delete sent messages<\/strong> in order to better organize your chat window. Here’s a step-by-step guide for deleting messages on WhatsApp for iPhone<\/strong> (the process is virtually the same for WhatsApp on Android<\/a>). But remember: this function only deletes the messages that are on your<\/em> device. Here’s how:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> In WhatsApp, open the conversation and select the message you want to delete.<\/p>\n

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2.<\/strong> Tap and hold the message for a moment: it will be highlighted in blue<\/strong>. One of the options that comes up will be to delete the message.<\/p>\n

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3. <\/strong>Hit ‘delete’ and the message will disappear, but be careful: there is no additional confirmation<\/strong> asking whether you want to delete the message or not, so be certain that it’s the message you want to delete.<\/p>\n

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And it’s done!<\/strong> Now any stray messages will be gone and your chat can be much better organized. If you have any questions, leave a comment below.<\/p>\n

Check out our other guides for using WhatsApp on iPhone and Android:<\/strong><\/p>\n

How to recover deleted WhatsApp chats<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

10 WhatsApp features you might have missed<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

How to send a voice message using WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n

Original article<\/a>, written by Felipe Pessoa<\/a> originally published on Softonic BR<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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