Click each step to see the action, click the picture or use the arrow keys

  • Unless you have backed your messages up, you cannot recover deleted messages

  • 1.

    From the home screen, tap Messages

  • 2.

    To delete an entire message thread, tap and hold on the message

  • 3.

    To delete additional threads, tap on them

  • 4.

    Tap the Trash Can

  • 5.

    Tap Delete

  • 6.

    To delete a single message from a thread, tap on the thread

  • 7.

    Tap and hold on the message you wish to delete

  • 8.

    Tap Delete

  • 9.

    Tap other messages to delete them as well

  • 10.

    Tap Delete

  • 11.

    Tap Delete