How to Delete Text Messages on Android

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1 Open your Android's Messages app.

2 Tap and hold the message you want to delete.

3 Tap the DELETE button.

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Last Updated: January 17, 2022 Tested

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This wikiHow teaches you how to select and remove an SMS text message conversation from your inbox, using Android.

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1

Open your Android's Messages app.

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   Find the Messages icon on your Apps menu, and tap it to open your inbox. If the Messages app opens up to a conversation, tap

   

   on the top-left to go back to your inbox.
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2

Tap and hold the message you want to delete.

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   This selects the message and allows you to edit it. If you'd rather select multiple messages to delete at once, long-press the first message to select it, and then tap every message you want to add.

3

Tap the DELETE button.

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   The DELETE button is at the upper-right corner of the screen. This deletes the message from your inbox.

   • On some versions, you might see a trash icon here instead of a DELETE button. In this case, tap the trash icon to delete.
   • You may have to tap DELETE a second time to confirm.
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