How do you delete text messages on both sides on iPhone?

Tap and hold the sent text bubble (iPhone or iPad) or right-click (Mac) until you see the options menu appear. Select Undo Send and the message will be deleted from the recipient's feed as well as yours.
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How do you delete sent messages on both sides on iPhone?

Touch and hold the message bubble, then tap Undo Send.
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When you delete a message on iPhone does the other person still see it?

If you unsend a message, it will disappear from the recipient's screen, but they'll be notified that you unsent it. Now that you know how it works, here's how to unsend a message: While in an iMessage conversation, tap and hold the message you want to unsend.
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Can you delete your messages from someone else's iPhone?

The sender cannot delete any messages on your iPhone when you are using the Apple Messages app on your iPhone. If you are referring to another messenger app, such as WhatsApp for example, then that app has a feature that will allow the sender to delete his/her responses.
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How do you delete messages on iMessage for another person?

iMessage users can delete or edit the message sent to anyone using iMessage on iOS 16, iPad OS 16, or macOS Ventura. Tap and hold the message, and then “Edit” to edit the message or tap “Undo Send” to delete it. Users have only 15 minutes window to edit their message and 2 minutes to delete it.
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Can I delete an iMessage without the other person knowing?

Does deleting a text delete it for both people? No. When you delete a text inside iMessage, it only removes the message from your side of the conversation. On the recipient's iPhone, your message will continue to appear inside the chat for as long as this person decides to keep this message or the conversation.
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How do I permanently delete text messages on both sides?

How do I delete text messages on both sides?
  1. Long tap on the corresponding message & select the trash icon. To delete a message, long tap on the corresponding message and select the trash icon in the top menu.
  2. Tap on “Delete for everyone”. Tap on “Delete for everyone”. ...
  3. The message will be removed.
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Does deleting an iMessage delete it on both sides?

No. It will get deleted from all your devices only. Anyone in a group iMessage can add or remove someone from the conversation. You can remove a person from a group iMessage that has at least three other people.
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When you delete a text message does it delete on the other side?

You cannot affect the message on the other phone. If you delete it on your phone it does not delete it from the recipients phone. You cannot retract a deleted message without restoring the entire phone backup and that is assuming that the message is contained in the backup.
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Can anyone see my text messages after I delete them?

"If it's for national security, they will open it up, if they want it, they will find it." When you delete a piece of data from your device — a photo, video, text or document — it doesn't vanish. Instead, your device labels that space as available to be overwritten by new information.
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Can someone see deleted text messages?

Deleted text messages are truly GONE. Nobody can access them. Unless you have a program installed that archives/backs up messages. In that case, deleting them from your phone won't delete them from the backup.
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How do I make sure my text messages are permanently deleted on iPhone?

Permanently deleting texts from your Apple device is a straightforward process. After deleting your messages and activating Apple's code that marks them for permanent deletion, sync your device with iTunes or iCloud. Doing so will remove all marked messages forever from that device.
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Does deleting a text delete it for both people?

Does deleting texts remove it from the other person? You can delete your copy of messages you've sent or received from your phone. This has no impact on your recipients' chats. Your recipients will still see the messages in their chat screen.
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Where do deleted iPhone texts go?

All of your deleted text messages can be found in the Messages app. To find your trashed messages, open Messages and tap the Filters option in the top left of your text threads. Here you can filter your text messages by known senders, unread messages and more. However, the option we want is Recently Deleted.
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How long do deleted messages stay on iPhone?

“Deleted Messages are moved to Recently Deleted: Recently deleted messages will be automatically deleted after 30 days. They can be recovered from the Recently Deleted filter found in the Edit menu.”
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Where are deleted iPhone messages stored?

In ‌iOS 16‌, Apple has added a new "Recently Deleted" section to its Messages app that aggregates all of the text messages that you've deleted in the last 30 days. That means if you accidentally delete a message and wish to recover it, you can now do so right in the Messages app interface.
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Is there a way to delete a text message already sent?

Can you Unsend a Text Message? There is no way to unsend a text message or iMessage unless you cancel the message before it was sent.
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How do you permanently delete text message history?

Delete individual text messages

Tap the conversation. Touch and hold the message you want to delete. Optional: To delete multiple messages, touch and hold the first message, then tap more messages. Tap Delete to confirm.
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Can you see deleted messages on iPhone without iCloud?

Yes, you can recover deleted text messages on iPhone without iCloud. iTunes is also an official way to back up iPhone. Here are the steps to retrieve deleted iPhone messages from iTunes backup. Simply connect your phone to the computer and then launch iTunes.
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Are deleted text messages saved in iCloud?

If you enable Messages in the iCloud feature, when you delete a message, it will instantly delete from all your Apple devices that use the same iCloud and Apple ID. But if you have backed up your iPhone before you deleted the text messages, the messages will still stay in the iCloud backup.
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How do I permanently delete text messages without restoring it?

If you use Messages as your default messaging app, deleted conversations will also be deleted from your device. If you delete a conversation or message, it cannot be recovered. This action is permanent.
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How do I delete all texts from someone on iPhone?

Scroll down to Messages and tap it. Under Message History, tap where it says Keep Messages. There are three options: 30 Days, 1 Year, and Forever: choose the first or second option. Confirm that you want to delete the old messages and attachments by tapping the Delete button.
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Can someone delete your text messages from another phone?

A message, once sent, is never truly delete-able. Can you delete a text message after you have sent it and remove it from the recipients phone? No, you cannot make any changes on another device from yours unless you have a parenting control app legally installed, like Boomerang for Android.
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