Here’s how to delete WhatsApp messages, and what limitations there are along the way.

Hold your finger to the message until the extra options dialog menu appears.

TapDelete> theTrashicon >Delete for Everyone.

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Here’s how:

Hold your finger down on the message.

TapDelete>Delete for Me.

you might’t delete someone else’s sent message.

Steps for deleting individual WhatsApp messages

They still see what they sent you.

Here are some options on how to do that.

It’s safest to assume that once you’ve deleted a message, it’s gone forever.

Steps for deleting a received message on WhatsApp

Think carefully before deleting a message.

Message Expiration in WhatsApp

Another feature in WhatsApp is letting older messages delete themselves.

Once that period expires, the message will disappear from both your equipment and the recipient’s.