{"id":13227,"date":"2020-06-24T21:12:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T13:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=13227"},"modified":"2025-04-12T21:36:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T13:36:51","slug":"clear-imessage-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/clear-imessage-history\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clear iMessage Chat History From All Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are times when we think about deleting messages or chat history on our phone or computer either because of the limited space or simply because the conversation is irrelevant or embarrassing. But if you don\u2019t know how to manage it properly, you may be at the risk of losing some important data too.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a post that tells you in detail about deleting or clearing your messages in the macOS or iOS Messages app.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find everything from deleting certain messages to setting a delete time for your past conversation, in this post. So read on to know how to clear messages chat history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/iphone-tips\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 38 iPhone Tips & Tricks You Should Know\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">38 iPhone Tips & Tricks You Should Know<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/iphone-tips.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-50253 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/iphone-tips.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">38 iPhone Tips & Tricks You Should Know<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYour iPhone is nothing less than a magical device that can do hundreds of functions and substitute many...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Deleting messages on iOS devices<\/h2>\n<h3>Delete specific message or image<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch Messages app.<\/li>\n<li>Tap on the conversation containing the message you want to delete.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/conversation-to-delete.jpg\" alt=\"conversation to delete\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1300\"><\/figure>\n<li>Tap and hold the specific messages.<\/li>\n<li>Tap <strong>More\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/tap-more.jpg\" alt=\"tap more\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<li>Tap the circle on the left to check the messages you want to delete<\/li>\n<li>Once the desired messages are selected, tap the trash icon at the bottom left.<\/li>\n<li>Now tap <strong>Delete Message<\/strong> and the selected messages will be deleted.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/tap-delete-message.jpg\" alt=\"tap delete message\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1300\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Delete all images in a conversation<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Messages app.<\/li>\n<li>Tap into conversation containing the images that you want to delete.<\/li>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/conversation-containing-images.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<li>Tap on the contact\u2019s name on the top and then tap the Info icon.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/contacts-name-on-top-center.jpg\" alt=\"info icon\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<li>Under Photos, tap <strong>See All Photos<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/see-all-photos.jpg\" alt=\"see all photos\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<li>Tap <strong>Select<\/strong> and then tap once on the photos you want to delete.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/tap-photos-to-delete.jpg\" alt=\"select photos\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<li>Now tap <strong>Delete<\/strong> at the bottom of the screen. <\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/tap-delete.jpg\" alt=\"delete photos\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Delete an entire conversation<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch the Messages app.<\/li>\n<li>Swipe left on the conversation that you want to delete.<\/li>\n<li>Tap <strong>Delete<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/scoll-towards-left.jpg\" alt=\"scroll towards left\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Set messages to be deleted after a certain time<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Messages<\/strong> on your iPhone or iPad. <\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/message-history-keep-messages.jpg\" alt=\"seting messages\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<li>Scroll down to <strong>Message History<\/strong>, and tap <strong>Keep Messages. <\/strong><\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/keep-messages.jpg\" alt=\"keep messages\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<li>Select either <strong>30 Days<\/strong> or <strong>1 Year<\/strong> according to your requirement. <\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/keep-period.jpg\" alt=\"keep period\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Delete messages in iCloud<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> on your iPhone or iPad.<\/li>\n<li>Tap on your Apple ID. <\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/tap-apple-id.jpg\" alt=\"tap apple id\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<li>Tap <strong>iCloud<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Manage Storage<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/icloud-manage-storage.jpg\" alt=\"icloud manage storage\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1300\"><\/figure>\n<li>Tap <strong>Messages<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/tap-messages.jpg\" alt=\"tap messages\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<li>Tap <strong>Disable & Delete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/disable-delete.jpg\" alt=\"disable delete\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<li>Tap <strong>Delete Messages<\/strong> to confirm.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/delete-messages.jpg\" alt=\"delete messages\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Doing this will delete all conversations with all your contacts. To selectively delete messages from particular contacts, follow Step 1 to 4, then do the following:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Tap <strong>Top Conversation<\/strong> and then tap <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/top-conversation.jpg\" alt=\"top conversation\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<li>Tap on the contacts you would like to delete messages of.<\/li>\n<li>And then tap the trash icon located on the top right of the screen.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-imessage-history\/tap-trash-icon.jpg\" alt=\"trash icon\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Deleting messages on macOS<\/h2>\n<h3>Delete specific message or image<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch the Message app.<\/li>\n<li>Go inside the conversation containing the message that you want to delete. <\/li>\n<li>Right-click on the specific messages. <\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Delete<\/strong> and then click <strong>Delete<\/strong> again to confirm. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Set messages to be deleted after a period of time<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch Messages on macOS.<\/li>\n<li>On the menu bar, select <strong>Messages<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Keep messages<\/strong>, select <strong>30 Days<\/strong> to keep all chat messages for only 1 month, or select <strong>1 Year<\/strong> for longer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are times when we think about deleting messages or chat history on our phone or computer either because of the limited space or simply because the conversation is irrelevant or embarrassing. 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