Telegram: Delete messages - here's how to do it
Like WhatsApp, the messenger Telegram offers the possibility to delete single or multiple messages for all participants from a chat. Learn how you can remove messages in the iOS and Android versions of Telegram and what to keep in mind.
Delete messages in Telegram: Android
How to delete messages in Telegram depends on whether you use an iOS or Android smartphone. Follow these steps to remove messages in the Android version of Telegram:- Start Telegram and access a chat.
- Tap a message you want to remove. To do this, tap and hold the message until it is highlighted.
- Select all the messages you want to delete by tapping them. You can recognize marked items by the green tick.
- Tap on the trash icon in the top right corner and specify whether the messages should only be deleted from you or also from your chat partner.
- Tap on "Delete".
iOS version: delete messages on Telegram
- Open the app and enter a chat.
- Tap twice briefly on a message you want to remove to bring up the options menu.
- Wählen Sie die Option „Mehr…“ aus und markieren Sie die zu entfernenden Nachrichten.
- Tippen Sie oben links auf „Chat leeren“.
- Wählen Sie abschließend aus, ob Sie die Nachrichten nur in Ihrem Chatverlauf löschen möchten oder auch bei Ihrem Chatpartner.