When you delete a text message can the other person still see it?

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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Does deleting a text message delete it for the other person?

If you delete the message or conversation, the other person will still have a record of it. But it will appear on your phone like a new conversation.
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Can you delete a text on both ends?

On Android, open the Messages app and select a text message to delete. Then hold down the message you wish to delete. Then press the Delete key. Alternatively, you may remove numerous messages at once by selecting them and deleting them all at once.
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What happens when I delete a text?

Deleting a message from the inbox, for instance, just tells the phone not to point to it any more when it's listing the contents of that folder. Even when you 'permanently' clear messages, you're simply getting the phone to stop listing it in the deleted items folder.
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Can I delete a text message I sent someone iPhone?

Unfortunately, there is no way to unsend an iMessage that's been delivered to the recipient already, even if they haven't read it.
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Does deleting a text message delete it for the other person?



What happens when you delete a text message on iPhone?

Erasing all data on your iPhone does just what it sounds like: It erases everything stored in the iPhone memory, including text messages marked for deletion. It deletes your music, email, apps, and everything else, too. The same is true when you restore the iPhone to factory settings.
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Can you delete text messages on iPhone for both sides?

Yes, you can delete text messages on both sides of an iPhone conversation. To do this, open the Messages app and find the conversation you want to delete messages from. Tap and hold on the conversation until a menu pops up, then tap “Delete Messages.” This will delete all of the messages in that conversation.
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How do you delete sent messages on both sides on iPhone?

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  1. In a message conversation, touch and hold the message bubble that you want to delete, then tap More.
  2. Tap. , then tap Delete Message. If you want to delete all messages in the thread tap Delete All, in the upper-left corner. Then tap Delete Conversation.
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What happens when you delete an iMessage?

In fact, even if you delete a message while it's in the processing of “Sending…” you're only removing your local copy on that particular device; the message itself will still get sent, and even appear on other devices that you have enabled for your iMessage account, such as a Mac or iPad.
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How do you know if someone has deleted your message on iPhone?

Is there a way to see if someone deleted messages on iPhone? If you're using an iPhone, there's no way to tell if someone has deleted messages from their phone. Any deleted messages would be hidden from view and would not appear in your Messages app or in your iCloud account.
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Can I Unsend a text?

Can you delete a text message you sent? It is disappointing, but you can't unsend a message once you send it. Only Google has introduced the unsend feature to Gmail. But SMS/MMS, text messaging in Android or iPhone doesn't have this feature.
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How do you permanently delete text messages?

To delete a thread, press and hold on the thread you wish to delete from the main messaging menu. A checkmark will appear on top of the photo icon for your texting thread, and another action bar will appear at the top of the display. Next, tap the trash can icon and confirm by tapping 'Delete. '
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How do I permanently delete text messages so they can't be recovered?

Deleting Texts From Your Android Phone

You can delete individual texts or conversations within your messaging app. For individual texts, hover over the text you want to delete within the conversation and select the trash can icon in the top right corner to delete.
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Why would someone delete messages?

Conceal their cheating: The most common reason or the first suspicion that arises when people delete chat history is obviously cheating. So if your partner is two-timing you or has a casual fling going on, they are obviously going to clear their chats, messages and calls.
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Where do messages go when you delete them on iPhone?

In the Messages app , you can delete messages and entire conversations. You can't recover a deleted conversation. With Messages in iCloud, anything you delete from iPhone is also deleted from your other Apple devices where Messages in iCloud is turned on.
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How do you delete a text sent to the wrong person on Android?

Best of all, your recipient does not need to be using the app for the unsend function to work.
  1. Step 1) Install the TigerText app for free from here.
  2. Step 2) Type out your text message using the app.
  3. Step 3) Send the message, then tap and hold it.
  4. Step 4) Tap Recall to delete the text message from the recipient's device.
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Can you see if messages have been deleted?

Go into “Developer Options”, scroll down to “USB Debugging” (or “Android Debugging,” depending on your ROM), and check the box. Connect your Android to your computer (with the recovery program installed and program running) with a USB cable. Scan the Android device to find deleted text messages.
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Does delete message work on iMessage?

Apple has been working on a new feature that will allow its users to delete texts on the iMessage app. The sender and recipient both will receive a notification after the texts are deleted.
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Can you delete a picture you sent on text?

Step 1: Tap the Messages icon. Step 2: Select the conversation containing the picture that you wish to delete. Step 3: Tap and hold the picture that you wish to delete, then touch the More button.
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