How many times have you mistakenly sent a message to the wrong person? Sometimes we tell a secret to whom we should not, say something about another person or any other embarrassing situation that we wanted to save ourselves .
Well, if you did it on Facebook Messenger, congratulations! Because if the person has not seen the message and you have just sent it, you have time to delete it and here you will learn how to do it in a few steps.
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- Since when can you delete group messages on Facebook?
- How to delete messages from a Messenger group already sent?
- From your Android or iOS device
- on your PC
- Can I delete images too or is it just for messages?
- After what time is the maximum in which a message can be deleted?
- Can I delete the messages even if I am not the administrator?
Since when can you delete group messages on Facebook?
Deleting messages on Facebook Messenger is as new an option as marking messages as seen. This function was implemented in the application thanks to the many requests from users due to their constant errors when sending messages.
How to delete messages from a Messenger group already sent?
You have already made the mistake, the message that you should not have sent has already reached the group. You still have time to delete the message and you can do it both from your mobile device and from your computer. However you must do it immediately or else you will lose the opportunity to remove it.
From your Android or iOS device
Deleting a Messenger message from a mobile device is quite simple , you just need to open your Facebook account in the Messenger application on your mobile and follow the instructions below.
Whether it is an Android or iOS device , the steps to delete the message are the same : first of all, we must go to the home screen of the Messenger application and from all the chats of our account enter the one where the message is.
To delete it, we leave the message pressed on the screen and in the drop-down menu that appears, select the trash can and touch the option to delete for all . If you don’t have the app or don’t want to install it on your mobile, there are ways to use Messenger without having to install it .
on your PC
The procedure from a computer is quite similar: we must log in to our browser in our Facebook account or on the Facebook Messenger page and search among the direct messages for the group where we want to delete the message. The rest of the procedure is the same with the difference that we must right-click on the message instead of leaving it pressed as on the mobile device.
Can I delete images too or is it just for messages?
You can delete both messages and files that you have sent , but in the case of files, although these are deleted from the chat or group, all those who have downloaded the file will keep it.
Also, if you have exceeded the time limit to delete a message then you will only be able to delete the message for yourself and the rest of the users will be able to download the Messenger audios or videos that you have sent at any time.
After what time is the maximum in which a message can be deleted?
There is a time limit of less than 10 minutes after sending the message to be able to delete it for everyone. If you exceed that time frame, you will be able to delete the message but only in your message box instead of also deleting the recipients of the message.
Can I delete the messages even if I am not the administrator?
Yes. Your sent Facebook Messenger messages can be deleted by you even if you don’t have administrator rights . Of course as long as you meet the minimum time to do it.
You can delete any message or file that you have sent to all recipients via Facebook Messenger whether from a computer, Android or iOS device only if you delete it in less than 10 minutes .
The most advisable thing is not to send secret messages or files through Facebook Messenger, however if you will do it and you want an extra layer of security then you have the alternative of sending them through the secret conversations of Messenger .
