The Delete for Everyone feature of WhatsApp can help us delete sent messages quickly. Here in this AWZware guide, you will know how to delete WhatsApp messages for everyone. You will get all the necessary information and steps to ensure that the deletion will be completed successfully.
What is Delete for Everyone in WhatsApp?
As the world's most popular online messaging tool, WhatsApp is constantly introducing new features to meet the needs of its users. In 2017, WhatsApp introduced a new feature called "Delete for Everyone" that allows users to remove their sent messages.
However, there are certain conditions that come with this functionality. For example, you must delete your message within a specified timeframe. In the beginning, users could only delete messages in seven minutes, which was later extended to one day, and in the latest version of WhatsApp, users can delete messages within two days.
It is important to note that there are many factors that can cause a deletion to fail. Here are two points you should pay attention to:
- Usually, you can only use this “Delete for Everyone” feature to delete messages within 2 days. There is indeed a trick that allows you to delete WhatsApp messages after time limit but it doesn't always succeed.
- The "Delete for Everyone" feature can only be used if all recipients have installed the most recent update of WhatsApp. If the other person is using a low version of WhatsApp, then the message will not be deleted from her or his device.
How to Delete WhatsApp Messages for Everyone
Let’s start to see how to delete WhatsApp Messages for everyone on iPhone and Android phone. Please make sure you have updated to the latest version of WhatsApp, otherwise, you won't be able to use the "Delete for Everyone" feature.
Steps to Delete WhatsApp Messages for Everyone
⭐️ For iPhone users:
1. Open WhatsApp on your device and go to the chat that contains the messages you want to delete.
2. Find the messages you want to delete.
3. Tap and hold the messages > From the option that appears, choose Delete and select all the messages you want to delete.
4. After selecting all the desired messages, tap the Trash button in the lower left corner.
5. Choose Delete for Everyone option to delete all selected messages.
⭐️ For Android phone users:
1. Start by opening WhatsApp and selecting the chat that contains the message you want to delete.
2. Tap and hold the messages > After that, select all messages you want to delete.
3. Once you have chosen all unwanted messages, tap on the trash icon and then select Delete for Everyone to confirm the deletion.
Things to know about “Delete WhatsApp Messages for Everyone”:
- After completing the operation, you will not receive a message telling you whether the message was deleted from the recipient or not. You will not receive an alert even if it failed.
- The recipient will know you have deleted the message. When you delete a message using Delete for Everyone, she or he will see a notice saying “This message was deleted”.
- What you must be clear about is that before you delete the message, the recipient may have seen the messages you sent and may have even saved them to their phones or WhatsApp backup. That means there are chances for the recipient to recover the messages that you deleted.
- By the way, if you choose Delete for Me instead of Delete for Everyone, then the message will only disappear from your phone and will remain on the recipient's device.
How to Delete WhatsApp Messages for Everyone After Long Time
Many users want to know to delete WhatsApp messages for everyone after long time. After all, we often find ourselves recalling important things long after they have happened. Generally, if a message has been sent for more than two days, then there will only be "Delete for Me" option but don't be too discouraged! There is a small trick that can help you delete WhatsApp messages for everyone after time limit.
In a nutshell, if you want to delete WhatsApp messages for everyone after time limit, you can change the date and time of your phone to trick WhatsApp into believing that the message was not sent more than 2 days ago. However, trying to change the time to a very long time ago may not work, but you can try it anyway!
Steps to Delete WhatsApp Messages for Everyone After Long Time
⭐️ For iPhone users:
1. Open WhatsApp and make a note of the date and time of the messages you sent.
2. Force close WhatApp: swipe up from the bottom to access all apps > find WhatsApp and swipe up to close it.
3. Turn off Wi-Fi and cellular data. You can turn on Airplane mode to make things simple.
4. Go to Settings app > General > Date and Time to turn off Set Automatically > After that, set a time before the message was sent.
5. Open WhatsApp and delete the messages.
6. Now you can connect your device to network.
⭐️ For Android phone users:
1. Go to WhatsApp and find the message you want to delete > Make a note of the date and time the message was sent.
2. Force stop WhatsApp: go to Settings app > Apps/Apps and Notifications > WhatsApp > tap Force stop.
3. Turn on Airplane mode to disable both Wi-Fi and mobile data.
4. Go to Settings app to turn off automatic time setting > Change the date and time - a time before the message was sent.
5. After that, you can open WhatsApp and delete messages with Delete for Everyone.
6. Turn off Airplane mode to refresh the deletion.
Conclusion
That’s all about how to delete WhatsApp messages for everyone. WhatsApp gives you two days to think about withdrawing your message or not. If you find yourself in a situation where you want to delete WhatsApp messages after long time, there is a workaround you can try - simply adjust the time on your phone to deceive WhatsApp.
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