Used to just hover over a conversation and click on the "X" button that automatically popped up. Now I need to select a conversation, right-click, choose delete, then confirm ... quite a bit more cumbersome.right-click, select 'delete'...? works here...
Hmmm ... I'd totally be fine with a keyboard shortcut, but that does not work for me. The "delete conversation" action in the menu also does not list a hotkey/shortcut of any kind.control+delete on your keyboard.
it's a tad laborious but it works
yeah, this does not work here either. sure you haven't set up a custom key command?...control+delete on your keyboard.
it's a tad laborious but it works
Not sure why I can't just click "Delete" when a conversation is highlighted to bring up the "Confirm Delete" dialog box, and then "Enter" to confirm. Cleaning up random conversations or spam texts/messages that come in every single day has become quite tedious.They really should implement an easier/quicker way to delete a message thread. They should also provide a backup/undo function. In the opposite order to that I listed![]()
hello fisherking. the answer is 'nay'yeah, this does not work here either. sure you haven't set up a custom key command?...
This keystroke command DEFINITELY does not work on a 2021 MBP (M1) running OS Monterey. There is no longer a small X in the corner of the conversation and none of the modifiers with the 'delete' key trigger any action. Two-finger swiping does reveal a red Delete tab but that still requires a confirmation that cannot be accomplished on the keyboard. REMARKABLY poor interface for Apple !highlight the iMessage you wish to delete.
then tap control+delete on your keyboard.
Well, we got a "recently deleted" in iOS 16, so that's something.They really should implement an easier/quicker way to delete a message thread. They should also provide a backup/undo function. In the opposite order to that I listed![]()
Tab, spacebar. But you have to have System Preferences/Keyboard/Shortcuts/All controls checked at the bottom.Two-finger swiping does reveal a red Delete tab but that still requires a confirmation that cannot be accomplished on the keyboard.
Did they fix the missing red "x"? I use that to close, but not delete a thread. Idiotic they took that away.Used to just hover over a conversation and click on the "X" button that automatically popped up. Now I need to select a conversation, right-click, choose delete, then confirm ... quite a bit more cumbersome.
That was a few years ago, before messages were synced to iCloud. When Apple added iCloud syncing they wanted to make sure you understood that when you delete a thread on one device, it's gone from every device. Now that a few years have gone by, I too wish they would provide a way to eliminate the confirmation step.Used to just hover over a conversation and click on the "X" button that automatically popped up. Now I need to select a conversation, right-click, choose delete, then confirm ... quite a bit more cumbersome.
Well at least you can do that. I cant delete messages at all, let alone multiple ones. Every message conversation I have, I have to delete every sentence both myself and the other person sends in the thread. I dont sync either between iMessages and iCloud. I think this is all an iCloud issue. I've been trying to figure this out with Senior Apple Support who's been sending the issue to the engineers above the senior tech level. All I can hope for is this issue is solved with the new Messages app in OS Ventura.I just upgraded to Monterey (12.6) from Catalina. I don't sync my iMessage to iCloud.
I can still select multiple messages, but when i right click to Delete... and confirm that i want to delete the messages, only the last message is deleted, instead of all those that's selected.
I feel like this is a bug.