How to delete text messages on your Xiaomi Mi A2
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How to delete text messages on your Xiaomi Mi A2?
There are a lot of reasons as to why you want to delete text messages from your Xiaomi Mi A2. Whether it is because your phone storage is full, because you want to protect your privacy or because you do not want to keep any memory of someone, deleting your text messages can be essential. Here, we will explain to you how to delete a single text message on your Xiaomi Mi A2, then how to delete an entire conversation of text messages, and eventually how to use a third party application to delete older text messages while keeping the most recent ones.
However, we need to warn you : deleting text messages is an irreversible action.
If you do not want to lose some texts, save them or screenshot them. If you have any insecurities, please go to a professional or a friend who knows about technologies.
Delete a single text message
This is one of the simplest procedures.
To delete a single text message from your Xiaomi Mi A2, all you have to do is tap on the “Messages” application and open the conversation in which you want to delete a text message.
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Find the text itself, and press your finger on it until a message box appears.
Select “Delete”. You then have a confirmation box that opened asking you if you really want to delete that text.
Tap on “delete” again.
Your text message is now deleted !
You can also do it differently by tapping on the “Messages” application and open the conversation in which you want to delete a text message.
There, just tap on the trash icon and select the message you want to delete.
You will know it is selected by a check in the selection box. At last, all you have to do is tap on “Done”.
Delete an entire conversation of text messages
If you want to delete an entire conversation of text messages on your Xiaomi Mi A2, here are the instructions:
On Android
First, you need to open the “Messages” app.
Then press the desired conversation until a selection box appears on it’s left side and it is checked.
Select as many conversations as you want to delete, and simply tap on the trash icon.
You can also do it differently by tapping on the “Messages” application and open the conversation in which you want to delete a text message.
There, just tap on the trash icon and select the box at the top where “O selected” is written.
You will see all the texts are selected by a check in all the selection box. At last, all you have to do is tap on “Done”.
On iPhone
On an iPhone it is a bit different.
You first need to go in your “Messages” application.
Then slide the desired conversation from right to left and select “delete”. To delete multiple conversations, tap “edit”. Selection bubbles appear.
Select the messages you wish to delete.
You will know it’s done when you see the selection bubbles turns blue.
Finally, tap “delete”.
Delete with a third party application to delete older text messages
Sometimes, you just want to delete old text messages from your Xiaomi Mi A2, without losing the most recent ones.
It is a possible task, by using third party applications.
They allow you to set a date limit of deletion, so you only delete text messages from before that set time.
Some also allow you to choose contacts for which you never want to delete texts.
Finally, they can help you delete conversations in one single tap instead of doing the whole procedure yourself. Warning ! Some apps are free, but others are charged.
Be careful about what you download.
Also, read users reviews to help you choose an app that best suits you.
To conclude
We just explained to you how to delete text messages from your Xiaomi Mi A2. As simple as the action is, we remind you it is irreversible.
Be careful about the conversations and text messages you delete from your Xiaomi Mi A2. If you need help, please go to a professional or a friend who knows about technologies.
How do I erase text messages?
Delete individual text messages It may be stored on your devices or the devices you messaged. Tap the conversation. Touch and hold the message you want to delete. Optional: To delete multiple messages, touch and hold the first message, then tap more messages.
How do I delete all text messages on xiaomi?
How to delete multiple SMS text messages at once on Android Phone?
6 ancillary questions
How do you select all messages on iPhone?
– Tap Edit.
– Tap “Select Messages”
– Swipe over the checkmarks.
How do I Delete all messages on my mi 11 Lite?
– Open the Messages app.
– Select a chat thread.
– Long-press on a message to highlight it.
– Tap any additional messages you wish to remove.
– Tap the trash can icon from the menu bar at the top of the app screen to delete the messages.
How do you delete multiple text messages on iPhone?
– Touch and hold a message bubble, then tap More.
– Select the message bubbles you want to delete, then tap .
How do I permanently delete text messages from my Samsung Android?
– From a Home screen, swipe up from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
– Tap. Messages.
– Tap the. Menu icon. (upper-right).
– Tap. Trash.
– Touch and hold the desired message to delete.
– To select all, tap. All. (upper-left).
– Tap. Delete all. (bottom-right).
– Tap. Delete. to confirm.
How do you mass delete text messages on iPhone?
– Tap. Edit. (prior to selecting a conversation).
– Tap. Select Messages.
– Tap the desired conversations then tap. Delete. (lower-right).
How do I clean up my text messages on my iPhone?
– From a Home screen, tap the. Messages icon.
– To delete a single conversation, swipe left on the conversation that you want to delete. To delete more than one conversation: Tap. Edit. (prior to selecting a conversation). Tap. Select Messages.
– Tap the. Trashcan icon.
– Tap. Delete.