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Samsung: Delete a Single Message from a Conversation

Sometimes only one message in a thread needs to go, not the whole conversation. Deleting the entire chat on a Samsung phone removes messages you might still need, and long-pressing the wrong bubble can select more than intended. It also helps to know that removing a message only clears it from your own device, not from the other person's phone.

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Delete a Single Message from a Conversation auf Samsung

Samsung Messages lets you remove one message from a thread without touching the rest of the conversation. This is useful when a message was sent by mistake, contains outdated information, or you simply want to clean up a chat without losing older context.

Deleting a single message only removes it from the Messages app on your own device. It does not delete the message from the recipient's phone, and if you use message backup or sync across multiple Samsung devices, the message may still appear elsewhere until it syncs again.

To delete one message, go to Tap on MessagesChoose a ConversationTap and hold a MessageTap on DeleteTap on DeleteTap on Move to Trash. Confirming the deletion moves the message to the trash instead of erasing it immediately, which gives you a short window to recover it if you tapped the wrong bubble.

If you want to remove an entire chat instead, deleting the whole conversation from the message list is faster than selecting individual messages one by one. Use the single-message deletion when only part of the thread needs to disappear.

Frequently asked questions

No. Deleting a message through Tap and hold a MessageDelete only removes it from your own Samsung device. The recipient still has their copy of the message.

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Android 11 · One UI 3

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