Follow these steps to delete a message from each device individually:
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- Unregister or delete account
- Manage storage to delete multiple files or messages
- Delete or remove contacts
- Disappearing messages to set a timer to remove messages from all parties
Android
To delete messages for everyone:
This is a best effort to delete messages on all devices that received it.
- Open the chat.
- Tap and hold on a message that you have sent within the past 3 hours.
- Tap delete
.
- Select Delete for everyone.
To delete alerts or messages:
- Open the chat.
- Tap and hold on a message bubble or alert.
- Optional, select multiple messages:
- Tap more
and then tap any additional message bubbles or alerts.
- Tap settings
> Select multiple and then tap any additional message bubbles or alerts.
- Tap more
- Tap delete
.
- Select Delete for me to confirm.
To delete chats:
- Go to the chat list.
- Tap and hold on a chat.
- Tap to select any other chats.
- Tap delete
.
- Select Delete to confirm.
To delete all chats:
- In Signal, tap your profile
> Data and Storage > Manage Storage >Clear message history > Delete.
iOS
To delete messages for everyone:
This is a best effort to delete messages on all devices that received it.
- Open the chat.
- Tap and hold on a message that you have sent within the past 3 hours.
- Tap delete
.
- Select Delete for everyone.
To delete alerts or messages:
- Open the chat with your contact.
- Tap and hold on the alert or message bubble.
- Optional: Tap more
and then tap any additional message bubbles or alerts.
- Tap delete
.
To delete a message with a link:
- Open the chat with your contact.
- Tap and hold into the empty space outside the message bubble.
- Tap delete
.
To delete a chat:
- Go to the chat list.
- Swipe left on the unwanted chat.
- Choose Delete
in the red square.
To delete all chats:
- In Signal, tap your profile
> Privacy > Clear Conversation History > Delete Everything.
- Then refresh your Signal contact list. Go to
Compose and pull down on the contact list.
Desktop
To delete messages for everyone:
This is a best effort to delete messages on all devices that received it.
- Open the chat.
- Hover to the inside of the message bubble for a message you have sent within the past 3 hours.
- Select more
.
- Select Delete for everyone.
To delete an individual message:
- Open the chat.
- Hover to the inside of the message bubble.
- Select more
.
- Select Delete Message.
- Choose Delete to confirm.
To delete a chat:
- Open the chat.
- Select more
.
- Select Delete messages.
- Choose OK to confirm.