How to Delete Messenger Messages on Both Sides: Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to delete Messenger messages on both sides quickly. Remove messages for everyone in your chat within 10 minutes with this easy method.

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To delete Messenger messages on both sides, first open the conversation, tap and hold the specific message you want to remove, select 'More', and then choose 'Remove'. You will see options to 'Remove for You' or 'Remove for Everyone'. Selecting 'Remove for Everyone' will delete the message for all participants in the chat within 10 minutes of sending it. Confirm your choice, and the message will be replaced with a notice indicating that you removed a message.

FAQs & Answers

  1. Can I delete a Messenger message after 10 minutes? No, Messenger allows you to remove a message for everyone only within 10 minutes of sending it. After that, you can only remove the message from your own view.
  2. What happens when I delete a message for everyone on Messenger? When you delete a message for everyone on Messenger, the message is replaced with a notice indicating that a message was removed, and it is no longer visible to other chat participants.
  3. Is deleting messages on both sides permanent on Messenger? Yes, deleting messages for everyone removes the message from all users' chat windows permanently, but only if done within the allowed time frame.

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