Snapchat is one of the best social media platforms in terms of security and privacy.
The application pioneers lost messages and stories in the world of social networking.
A message, photo, or story sent on Snapchat usually disappears within 24 hours. Depending on your settings, a sent message may disappear immediately after the recipient sees it.
Snapchat messages and privacy
When using Snapchat, you can send messages to your friends that will be deleted within 24 hours. This is Snapchat’s default setting in an effort to make it a secure and private platform for its more than 500 million users. You will be able to see what happened the moment your message was sent.
Snapchat messages and actions are color-coded to let you know when someone saves or screenshots your messages.
You’ll also receive in-app notifications that alert you when someone saves or screenshots your messages. Prioritizing security and privacy, users can delete their sent messages before the recipient opens them. However, the recipient will receive a notification that you have deleted a message.
This tells us how you can delete messages and clear conversations on the app.
How to delete a message on Snapchat
You may want to send a message that you regret sending without deleting the entire conversation. You need to be quick enough to make sure that the recipient has not already opened the message.
The steps are relatively simple and can be performed on an iOS or Android device. They are listed below:
- Launch the Snapchat app and go to your chat page.
- Select the recipient to whom you sent the message.
- Press and hold the message until the menu appears.
- Click “Delete”.
- Confirm that you want to delete by clicking on the “Delete” option again.
- Even though you delete the message, Snapchat will send a notification to the recipient that you deleted the message.
How to delete a conversation on Snapchat
You can clear a Snapchat conversation as quickly as you can delete a message.
Here are the steps to follow on your Android or iOS device:
- Start your Snapchat.
- Click on the chat icon at the bottom of the screen.
- On the chat page that appears, press and hold the name of the contact whose conversation you want to clear.
- Select “Clear Conversation” in the menu that appears.
- Confirm that you want to clear the conversation by clicking Clear again.
- However, clearing the conversation will result in losing messages and photos saved in chats with that person. To clear these messages, you must unsave and delete the chats.
How to clear saved messages on Snapchat
If you want to clear saved messages, you must first unsave them and then proceed to clear the conversation.
Follow these steps to clear saved messages on your iOS or Android device:
- Go to your chat page and select Connect with saved messages.
- Saved messages will be highlighted in dark grey.
- Long press on the saved message and select “Unsave in Chat” from the menu that appears.
- Repeat for other messages.
How to clear all Snapchat conversations
If you want to clear all or multiple conversations on Snapchat, you don’t have to select them individually.
An option in your profile settings allows you to delete multiple conversations on Snapchat with a few taps. However, the saved messages will be deleted unless you unsave them in the chat.
Whether you’re using an Android or iOS device, here are the steps to clear multiple conversations:
- Launch your app and go to your profile by tapping on your Bitmoji at the top left of your screen.
- Click on the Settings icon at the top right.
- Scroll down and tap Clear Conversation.
- Tap the “X” next to the contacts whose conversations you want to clear.
Conclusion
Here are the ways you can explore to clean the conversation on Snapchat. You can avoid these actions in the future by setting your messages to be deleted immediately after viewing.