How To Delete Messages in Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger provides an excellent avenue for sending messages to individuals for free across the globe. Despite this great feature, you might accidentally send messages that aren’t quite right, and you’re compelled to delete them. If you want to know how to delete messages on your Facebook Messenger, you’ve come to the right place.

This article will teach you how to do so across multiple devices. Let’s get started.

Delete Messages in Facebook Messenger on an iPhone

Deleting Facebook messages on your iPhone is relatively easy. Here’s how to go about it:

1. Launch the Facebook app.
   
2. Open the chat whose messages you’d like to delete.
   
3. Press and hold the message.
   
4. Tap on “More” in the bottom right corner of the screen.
   
5. Select “Unsend” to proceed.
   

The above steps demonstrate how to delete a single message inside a chat using an iPhone. If you want to delete the entire chat instead, follow these steps:

1. Open your Facebook messages.
   
2. Swipe left to select the conversation you’d like to delete.
   
3. Tap “More” and “Delete.”
   
4. In the confirmation window, tap the “Delete” button again.
   

Note: Facebook doesn’t allow you to recover deleted messages. Therefore, it’s important to be certain that you want to delete the messages in question before proceeding with the action.

Delete Messages in Facebook Messenger on an Android

Here’s how to delete messages on Facebook Messenger using your Android phone:

1. Open the Facebook app.
   
2. Tap the messages icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
   
3. Open the specific chat whose messages you’d like to delete by tapping on it.
   
4. Long press the specific message you’d like to delete to select it.
   
5. If it’s your friend’s message, tap on “More” and select “Remove.” Otherwise, if it’s your own message, tap on “Remove” in the bottom right corner of the screen to delete it.
   
6. From the options, select “Unsend” to remove the message for everyone. To delete the message for you, tap on “Remove for you” and confirm the action by pressing “Remove.”
   

Sometimes you might want to delete the whole chat and not individual messages. Here’s how to do it if you’re using an Android phone:

1. In your Facebook app, tap on the message icon at the top right corner of the screen to open your chats.
   
2. Press and hold the chat you want to delete and select “Delete” from the options.
   
3. Confirm the deletion by pressing “Delete.”
   

Alternatively, you can delete an entire conversation by doing the following:

1. Open the chat you want to delete.
   
2. Tap on the information icon in the far-right corner of the screen.
   
3. Press the three dots in the top right corner of the screen.
   
4. Select “Delete Conversation” from the options.
   
5. Tap on “Delete” to complete the action.
   

Keep in mind that you can’t delete multiple chats simultaneously. The same is true for individual messages.

How to Delete Messages Using Facebook Lite

Facebook provides a lighter version of the app, saving a lot on storage and the data required to use it. While both the apps provide the same functionality, Facebook Lite has a few differences in the interface. Here’s how to use Facebook Lite to delete messages:

1. Launch Facebook Lite.
   
2. Tap the messages icon on the navbar of the screen.
   
3. Select the chat whose messages you’d like to delete.
   
4. Press and hold the message you want to delete and select “Delete” from the options.
   
5. Tap on “Delete for me” and confirm the action by pressing “Yes.”
   

Delete Messages in Facebook Messenger on a PC

If you’re using Facebook on your PC, you can delete your Facebook messages through your browser. Here’s how to do it:

1. On your computer’s browser, go to Facebook.
   
2. From the navbar menu, click on the message icon.
   
3. Open the chat whose messages you’d like to delete.
   
4. Hover over the message you want to delete and click on the three dots.
   
5. Select “Remove.”
   
6. Click “Unsend for everyone” if you want to delete the message for your friend. Otherwise, select “Remove for you” and the “Remove” button.
   

How to Delete Messages Using the Facebook Messenger Mobile App

Facebook has a standalone Messenger mobile app that’s exclusive for texting. Here’s how to delete your Facebook messages using the app:

1. Launch the Facebook Messenger app.
   
2. Select the chat whose messages you’d like to delete.
   
3. Press and hold the message you’d like to delete and tap on “Remove.”
   
4. Choose “Unsend” to remove the message for your friend too. Otherwise, tap “Remove for you” and select “Remove” on the confirmation window.
   

Additional FAQs

Can I schedule Facebook messages to delete automatically?

Yes. Facebook features disappearing messages, although they are solely available for secret conversations and mobile devices. You can’t use the feature on your computer.

Can I delete my Facebook messages if I don’t have an active internet connection?

No, deleting Facebook messages requires an active internet connection because the process includes sending requests to the Facebook servers across the internet.

Can I delete all the Facebook messages at once?

Unfortunately, Facebook doesn’t allow you to delete all your messages at once. However, some third-party browser extensions will enable you to do it.

Free Up Your Facebook Messenger

Just like any other messaging app, Facebook Messenger provides the ability to delete messages that we no longer need or composed incorrectly. While the feature is super helpful, it’s essential to be careful as the action is permanent and can’t be undone.

Have you tried deleting messages or chats on your Facebook Messenger? Have you experienced any technical issues while at it? Please let us know in the comments section below.