Is your Messages app full of old, unwanted messages? Thinking about deleting them to clear your inbox but don't know how? Don't worry. We've covered the steps for two of the most popular messaging apps—Google Messages and Samsung Messages. Let's learn how to delete multiple or all text messages at once on Android, including Samsung Galaxy phones.
Deleting multiple messages on Android is simple and can be Helps protect your privacyYou can delete messages in bulk, delete multiple text conversations, or delete multiple messages from a single contact on Android. Let's walk you through the steps for everyone.
How to delete all messages at once on Android
If you want to delete all messages in Google Messages at once, you will be sad to know that Google Messages does not offer a native way to clean up incoming mail.
You'll need to use a third-party app to bulk delete messages on Android phones using Google Messages. Fortunately, Samsung's Messages app has a built-in feature to delete all messages at once.
Let's check out the steps to bulk delete SMS messages on Samsung and other Android phones.
1. Delete all text messages using third-party apps
To delete all messages from your Android phone, you should use the SMS Backup & Restore app. This app offers the fastest way to delete all text messages on Android, as described below:
Step 1: Install and open the app. SMS Backup & Restore on your Android phone.
Step 2: Grant Permissions Required for application.
Step 3: Click on the icon The Three Tapes and select Tools.
Step 4: Click on “Delete messages or call logs” Select SMS messages and“Media, photos, videos, and group messages (MMS)” on the text screen.
Step 5: click on the button delete Below and select yes In the pop-up confirmation window.
Step 6: You will be asked to make the SMS Backup & Restore app the backup app. Default correspondenceSelect your preferred option in the pop-up window.
Step 7: Once you delete your messages, a screen will appear. to be sure. Open your actual messaging app and tap Set as default To set it as your default messaging app.
Please note that deleting messages may take some time if you have a lot of messages.
Tip: Get to know How to know if a message was delivered on Android or not.
Delete all text messages on Samsung Galaxy phones
Step 1: Open an app Samsung Messages on your device.
Step 2: Long press on any single message thread and tap Click All At the top to select all messages.
Step 3: click on the button delete all At the bottom. A confirmation pop-up window will appear. Click on Move to Recycle Bin.
Note: If the All button doesn't appear after selecting the message, tap the three-dot icon and select Delete from the menu followed by All.
Tip: Check out Other cool Samsung Messages settings.
How to Delete Multiple Text Messages on Android
Use these step-by-step instructions to delete multiple SMS messages in Google Messages and Samsung Messages on Android.
Delete multiple text messages in Google Messages
Step 1: Open an app Google Messages on your Android phone.
Step 2: Long-press any message thread to select it. Then tap other conversation threads to select them. You'll see a check mark next to it. Specific chats.
Step 3: After selecting multiple text messages, tap the icon. Trash At the top, press the button. delete in the popup window.
Tip: Get to know The difference between Google apps and Samsung messages.
Delete multiple text messages in Samsung Messages
Step 1: Open an app Samsung Messages on your phone.
Step 2: Press and hold any of the text strings. Then tap Other messages.
Step 3: click on the button delete At the bottom, click on Move to Recycle Bin in the popup window.
Pro Tip: If multiple messages are in a row, select a message thread, then without lifting your finger, drag your finger down to select other chat threads.
How to delete multiple messages from one contact
You can also delete multiple messages in a conversation thread from a specific contact. The steps differ for Google Messages and Samsung Messages.
On Google Messages
Step 1: Open a chat Contact You want to delete multiple messages from it.
Step 2: Long press on any Individual message To select it. Then press Other messages.
Step 3: Finally, tap on the icon. Trash Followed by delete to delete the selected messages.
On Samsung Messages
Step 1: In the application Samsung Messages, Open Conversation series.
Step 2: Click on the icon Trash At the top, you'll see selection circles next to individual messages. Tap the messages you want to delete from the conversation.
Step 3: click on the button delete and select Move to Recycle Bin To permanently delete selected messages.
Tip: Learn how to Fix Not Sending Messages to One Contact on Android.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q1. How to delete messages on Android for both sides?
The answer: You can't unsend or delete SMS messages for everyone on Android.
Q2. Do text messages take up storage space on Android?
The answer: Text messages take up a small amount of storage space if they contain text. However, messages containing photos, videos, and other media will take up storage space. Learn how Free up storage space on Android.
Q3. Does Google Messages have an auto-delete feature for messages?
The answer: Google Messages only has a One Time Delete (OTP) feature and there are no other features to delete messages after a few days.
Transfer or restore messages
If you accidentally deleted multiple or all messages on Android, learn how to recover messages on Android. Also learn how to Transfer Samsung Messages to Google Messages.
