How to delete whatsapp messages

To clear the history of correspondence with the interlocutor, or if you accidentally sent SMS to the wrong chat, you can simply delete the read message in WhatsApp. This can be done both BEFORE the moment when the subscriber reads the notification, and AFTER that. We took detailed instructions on how to delete a read message in WhatsApp on the official website https://whatsapp-login.ru/

When to remove

The latest updated version of WhatsApp allows you to delete SMS without a trace in the archive for the first 68 minutes. It does not matter whether it has already been read by the subscriber or not yet.

Step-by-step instructions for deleting a message on your phone look like this:

• Press and hold the message until a menu window with message management appears on the gadget’s screen.
• From the options presented, select the urn icon and click it. This is a sign of deleting a message from correspondence.

After 7 minutes, you can only select the “Delete from me” function. In this case, your message will remain in the archive and will be visible to the interlocutor or other chat participants. After 68 minutes, the “Delete message from me” function disappears and the SMS remains forever in WhatsApp memory.

It is important to remember that only during the first 7 minutes after sending an erroneous SMS message, you will have the opportunity to select “Delete for all” subscribers connected to the chat.

After the timely deletion of the entry, an advising entry “The message has been deleted” will appear in the chat. Whether it was read or not is irrelevant.

How to bypass the restriction

There is no limit to the cunning and resourcefulness of WhatsApp users. When you really need to delete extra SMS, then the restriction can be bypassed. What do I need to do:

• Activate Flight Mode in your phone’s settings or by pulling down the top bar. There should be an appropriate aircraft icon.
• Then in the phone settings, looking in the “General settings” section, select the “Date and time” item.
• Now turn off the “Automatic time detection” function by moving the lever to the left.
• Set manually the date and time you need on your phone, in the range in which you sent the unwanted message. Save your changes. Remember 7 minutes!
• Now go to the WhatsApp messenger and delete your SMS, as described above.

After a successful action, return the phone settings to the usual mode of automatically setting the date and time.

At the moment, such a bypass of the restriction is considered a vulnerability in the system. Therefore, WhatsApp developers can actively look for ways to solve it. But until this happens, use our advice to your health!