How to Delete Messages on iPhone - Delete Multiple/All/Old Messages on iPhone 6/6s/7/7 Plus

Updated Jan 16,2017 | by Niko

How to delete messages on iPhone? In this guide, we are going to show you how to delete messages on iPhone quickly, helping you free up more storage space on iPhone as well.

With the increase of messages and attachments, Messages will take up an amount of iPhone’s storage. People, especially for those who want to survive on their iPhone with only 16GB storage, can delete old and unneeded messages regularly to free up more available storage. Do you really know how to delete messages on iPhone?

How to delete messages on iPhone? Here, we will give you a complete guide and lead you to delete messages simply and rapidly in different situations.

How to Delete Messages on iPhone

There is no way to delete all messages on iPhone at once, unless you restore your iPhone. If you want to clear your message inbox, you have to select them one by one. To delete messages on iPhone 6/6 Plus/6s/6s Plus/ and iPhone 7/7 Plus, just follow these steps.

Here are various scenarios:

1. delete multiple messages on iPhone

No matter you are going to delete one single message, multiple messages or all your messages, the method works. To delete multiple messages on iPhone:

Go to Messages > “Edit” on the top-left corner > choose messages > tap “Delete” on the lower right corner.

Or swipe the conversation item from right to left and tap Delete.

2. delete specific messages in a conversation

Sometimes, you may need to delete some specific messages to make the whole conversation intact. So, how to delete specific messages in a conversation?

Open a conversation > tap and hold on a message > tap “More” > choose those messages you want to delete > tap the Trash icon on the lower left corner

3. delete old messages automatically

There is a feature available to help you delete old messages on iPhone automatically.

Go to Settings > Messages > “Keep Messages”, and there are 3 options: 30 Days, 1 Year and Forever. If messages reach the time limit, they will be deleted from your iPhone.

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