WhatsApp help

[datakore]

Hi folks, I need a lil help here with WhatsApp. How can I delete all messages from me and someone that are like a week or so old instead of just for me? 

[BamSec1]

Long press the messages that you want to delete.

For the messages you sent:
When you select [Delete] it will ask "Just for me" and "For Everyone".

For the messages your contact sent you:
You can only delete them at your end.

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[datakore]

45 minutes ago, BamSec1 said:

Long press the messages that you want to delete.

For the messages you sent:
When you select [Delete] it will ask "Just for me" and "For Everyone".

For the messages your contact sent you:
You can only delete them at your end.

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I forgot what my sig was. So there is no way for me to delete all messages after the time period for me and that person? I know in Telegram you can at any given time. Just wish WhatsApp let's you do it

[BamSec1]

2 hours ago, datakore said:

So there is no way for me to delete all messages after the time period for me and that person?

Correct.

You can only delete messages on your device and that person's device that you sent... "as long as that person didn't read it" (sorry, I forgot to mention that!).

Messages he/she sent to you, you can only delete on your device.

[uk666]

How To Delete Messages For Both Sides In WhatsApp

Imagine wanting to complain about your boss to your friend, but instead of texting the message to your friend, you accidentally send it to your boss? It’s a nightmare scenario.

If you’re using WhatsApp, there’s a chance you can fix that. Once the message is sent, and you realize it went to the wrong person, here’s what you should do:

1. Go to the conversation and tap and hold the message you want to delete.
2. On top of the screen, tap on a little trash can icon.
3. When the pop-up screen appears, select “Delete for Everyone”.

That’s all you need to do.

The Time Limitation

Now, here’s a vital thing to remember. You can only delete the message on WhatsApp within a seven-minute time frame. After that, the “Delete for Everyone” feature is gone. 

WhatsApp understands that people are never too far from their phones and that it usually takes them a few minutes to read the message after they hear the notification sound. And often, it’s a lot quicker than that. That’s why you must act fast when you realize that you’ve made a mistake.

The person might see the message in a matter of seconds, and once they do, it won’t matter if you delete it or not. The damage has been done. But as long as the WhatsApp ticks don’t turn blue, you have a chance to change the outcome of this mistake.

Is There a Way to Cheat the System?

The time limit that WhatsApp gives you to go back and erase the message or messages becomes very hard to accept when the person you’ve messaged hasn’t seen it yet. Fortunately, the time has been extended from one seven minutes to one hour giving you time to delete your messages for everyone.

The “Delete for Everyone” option is gone, and now it’s just a matter of time when they’ll read it. You can still delete it for yourself, but that won’t make you feel any better.

However, there is something you can do that’s worth a shot, not that it guarantees the desired outcome. Still, many people have reported that it fixed their issue. You can alter your phone’s date and then go back and try to delete the message for everyone.

This option is useful in an unlikely scenario that the person you messaged hasn’t seen what you sent even after days or weeks. Maybe they’re traveling, or their phone is simply off.

Here’s what you should do:

• Disconnect your phone from the Internet (Wi-Fi and mobile data).
• Go to your device’s settings, find WhatsApp on your app manager and click on the ‘Force Stop’ option. Force stopping will stop any activity in your app, however it is advisable to have backup for your important chats.
• Go to your phone’s settings and change the date of your phone to one day before the message was sent.

• Select the message or messages and tap the delete button. Select “Delete for Everyone”.

• Go back to settings and correct the phone’s date.
• Connect your phone back to the Internet.
•  Once you open your app and connect it to the internet, you will notice that the message has been deleted for your receiver as well.

This should do the trick, hopefully. And whether the messages were read or not, they will now be deleted for both yours and the recipient’s phone. 

Now here comes the tricky part….

Remember you can only delete WhatsApp messages that have not been delivered to the recipient, in simple words — only (one grey tick) messages can be deleted. There are several stages of a WhatsApp message as follows:

We can delete our messages as long as it is still on the Whatsapp server and not delivered to our recipient. If the message has been delivered, then my friend — you are unfortunately too late.

 Good Luck !!!