How to Delete a Message on a Windows Phone

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

Deleting messages on your Windows Phone can help you declutter your messaging app and free up space on your device. Whether you want to remove a single message or clear an entire conversation, we'll guide you through the process step by step.

Deleting Messages on a Windows Phone

Method 1: Deleting a Single Message

Step 1: Unlock Your Phone

Unlock your Windows Phone and go to the home screen.

Step 2: Open the Messaging App

Locate and tap on the "Messaging" app. The app icon typically looks like a speech bubble or an envelope.

Step 3: Find the Conversation

Inside the Messaging app, navigate to the conversation containing the message you want to delete. Tap on the conversation to open it.

Step 4: Delete the Message

Locate the message you want to delete within the conversation. Press and hold the message. This action will typically highlight the message and bring up a menu at the bottom of the screen. From the menu, tap on "Delete." Confirm the deletion by tapping "Yes" or "Delete" in the confirmation prompt that appears. The selected message will now be deleted from the conversation.

Method 2: Clearing an Entire Conversation

Step 1: Unlock Your Phone

Unlock your Windows Phone and go to the home screen.

Step 2: Open the Messaging App

Locate and tap on the "Messaging" app icon.

Step 3: Find the Conversation

Inside the Messaging app, navigate to the conversation that you want to delete entirely. Tap on the conversation to open it.

Step 4: Delete the Conversation

While inside the conversation, press and hold anywhere on the screen except on a message bubble. This action will bring up a menu at the bottom of the screen. From the menu, tap on "Delete." Confirm the deletion by tapping "Yes" or "Delete" in the confirmation prompt that appears. The entire conversation, including all messages within it, will be deleted.

Method 3: Deleting Multiple Messages

If you want to delete multiple messages within a conversation, you can do so by following these steps:

Step 1: Unlock Your Phone

Unlock your Windows Phone and go to the home screen.

Step 2: Open the Messaging App

Locate and tap on the "Messaging" app icon.

Step 3: Find the Conversation

Navigate to the conversation containing the messages you want to delete and tap on it to open it.

Step 4: Select Messages

Inside the conversation, press and hold on a message to select it. Once selected, you'll see a checkbox next to it. To select additional messages, tap on the checkboxes next to those messages.

Step 5: Delete Selected Messages

With the messages selected, tap on the "Delete" option that appears at the bottom of the screen. Confirm the deletion by tapping "Yes" or "Delete" in the confirmation prompt that appears. The selected messages will be deleted from the conversation.

By following these methods, you can easily delete messages and conversations on your Windows Phone. Whether you want to remove individual messages, clear an entire conversation, or delete multiple messages at once, these steps will help you manage your messages and keep your messaging app organized.

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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.