How to delete a message in a chat
Quick answer
In a chat from screenshots or Scroll Capture:
- Long press the message.
- Tap Delete.
- Slide Slide to delete to the right.
The message is then gone. This can not be undone.
What you need
- ✓TextPort on your iPhone
- ✓A chat imported from screenshots or Scroll Capture
Steps
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Long press the message
Open the chat. Press and hold the bubble. A menu opens.
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Tap Delete
It is the red row at the bottom of the menu. A sheet asks Delete this message?
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Slide Slide to delete to the right
Drag the button all the way across. The message is gone.
To keep the message, tap the X at the top of the sheet.
Done
The message is gone from the chat. Your PDF, Spreadsheet, and Text files leave it out.
Problems
There is no Delete in the menu.
The chat came from Messages, WhatsApp, or LINE. Those chats are exact copies, so you can not delete one message.
A message is missing and you want to add it.
TextPort has no button to add a message. Take a new screenshot of it and import again. See Fix wrong text, times, or missing messages.
You want to delete the whole chat.
None of these match.
Email [email protected]. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.
Questions
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No. TextPort says This action cannot be undone. Import the chat again to get it back.
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No. It only leaves TextPort. The app the chat came from keeps its own copy.
Next guides
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How to edit a message's text or time
The message will show the right words and the right date and time.
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How to fix wrong text, times, or missing messages
Every message TextPort read wrong from a screenshot or recording will say the right thing.
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How to rename or delete a chat
Your chat will have a clear name, or it will be gone from TextPort.
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