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iOS 11.3 changes IMessage deletion to a two step process

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Re: iOS 11.3 HOW TO AVOID THE 2 STEP DELETION PROCESS IN iMESSAGES???s

Do you mean the deletion confirmation prompt, as “delete twice”?
 

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Re: iOS 11.3 HOW TO AVOID THE 2 STEP DELETION PROCESS IN iMESSAGES???s

This is terribly annoying when you have to DELETE twice in iMESSAGES.

Also I can't stand when you use dictation and make a mistake and want to correct it you first have to go to the keyboard icon and then to "X".

Anyone know how top fix these useless step[s IF POSSIBLE?

Thanks.

I agree with you that having to confirm a deletion of texts is annoying, especially if you have a lot of texts, but one thing you’re forgetting is that unlike email, there is no trash folder in the messages app. So to make sure that you really want to delete the text and not regret it later you have to confirm the deletion.

Those useless steps are intended, so there is no fixing that. It’s not broken.
 

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Re: iOS 11.3 HOW TO AVOID THE 2 STEP DELETION PROCESS IN iMESSAGES???s

I agree with you that having to confirm a deletion of texts is annoying, especially if you have a lot of texts,

Just curious: Don’t people know that you can long-press a text message bubble, tap “more” and bring up selection circles so that you can delete multiple messages at the same time? Or tap edit at the top of the list of conversations and do the same for them?

It’s still going to ask for confirmation but you don’t have to delete and confirm one message or one conversation at a time.
 

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Re: iOS 11.3 HOW TO AVOID THE 2 STEP DELETION PROCESS IN iMESSAGES???s

Just curious: Don’t people know that you can long-press a text message bubble, tap “more” and bring up selection circles so that you can delete multiple messages at the same time? Or tap edit at the top of the list of conversations and do the same for them?

It’s still going to ask for confirmation but you don’t have to delete and confirm one message or one conversation at a time.

I do know that, yet can’t answer for others.
 

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I agree with you that having to confirm a deletion of texts is annoying, especially if you have a lot of texts, but one thing you’re forgetting is that unlike email, there is no trash folder in the messages app. So to make sure that you really want to delete the text and not regret it later you have to confirm the deletion.

Those useless steps are intended, so there is no fixing that. It’s not broken.

Yep....and how many posts we’ve seen over the years of people wanting to retrieve text messages they’ve mistakenly deleted? Heck, Apple might have added the additional deletion step out of a mass number of complaints or requests.
 

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