While you can manually delete messages on your iPhone, you might prefer to have them automatically deleted over a specific amount of time. The good news is there’s a setting you can configure to make iPhone automatically delete old messages. So here’s how to set it up.

How to Make an iPhone Automatically Delete Old Messages

The process of making your iPhone or iPad delete messages automatically is straightforward. You just need to know how to set it up. To make an iPhone or iPad automatically delete text messages: Now, moving forward, your text messages will automatically delete after the time you specified previously – 1 year or 30 days.

Getting More from Messages and iPhone

In addition to saving space by deleting texts, it can help you keep a clean slate if you have several years’ worth of messages. You can clear out thousands of texts and get to work on the most recent ones. If you ever want to go back, just go back to the Messages settings and choose the Forever option. That will allow you to keep all the text messages you’ve sent or received over the years. Regarding iPhone messages, if you prefer to keep better tabs on your messages, you might want to filter unknown senders. You can send audio messages, too, so check out how to save audio messages on your iPhone. And if you want a more tangible experience while typing your messages, enable haptic feedback on the iPhone keyboard. Comment Name * Email *

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