Old text messages piling up in your smartphone can be a major pain. It makes things chaotic, as well as eats up precious storage space. So today, we will show you how to auto-delete old text messages on Android and iOS. Following our tutorial will help you better organize your text messages by automatically deleting old SMSes that have long outlived their utility. The process of auto-deleting texts (SMS) will vary slightly based on whether you’re using an Android or iOS device but is equally easy on either platform.
While Apple offers a built-in option to delete old text messages (SMS) in iPhones, there’s no such native option available on Android. Instead, you will have to download a compatible messaging app from the Play Store to get the job done. Here, we will use Google’s Hangouts app (Free) on Android to auto-delete text messages (SMS) and keep your SMS inbox clutter-free. The solution is far from ideal, and you don’t get many customization options, but it’s still more useful than not having an auto-deletion option at all.
- Automatically Delete Text Messages (SMS) on Android
- Automatically Delete Text Messages (SMS) on iPhone
Automatically Delete Text Messages (SMS) on Android
Open Google Hangouts on your Android phone and tap on the hamburger menu (three lines) on the top-left corner. From the slide-out pane, select Settings.
On your iPhone, open Settings. Now scroll down and tap on Messages.
While the process of auto-deleting text messages varies on Android and iPhone, you can do it on both platforms nonetheless. However, the process is smoother, and for a change, more customizable on iPhone than Android. So go ahead, use this tutorial to set your iPhone or Android device to automatically delete text messages. While at it, you should also check out how to auto-delete messages on Telegram and check out our article on sending disappearing messages on WhatsApp, Signal, and Instagram.
