How to Delete Text Messages on iPhone, iPad or iPod

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction

If you send and receive lots of text messages, those messages can accumulate and take up quite a significant amount of space on your device. Not only does your device store all the text messages that you send and receive, but it also hangs onto photo and video attachments as well. This guide will teach you how to free up space by removing messages.

Be careful when deleting text messages from your device, as there is no practical way to retrieve them once they have been removed.

2. Delete a Message

1. Open Messages.
   

1. Open the conversation.
   

1. Tap and hold the message you want to delete.
   

1. A menu will pop up.
2. Tap More.
   

1. Circles will appear next to each message.
2. Tap the circle next to the message you want to delete.
   

1. Tap the trash can icon.
   

1. Confirm you want to delete the message by tapping Delete.
   

3. Delete a Conversation

1. Open Messages.
   

1. Locate the conversation you want to delete.
   

1. Swipe Left.
   

1. Select Delete.