This possibility of Signal is very similar to “Delete for all” of WhatsApp , although it has certain peculiarities. For example, there is a maximum period of 3 hours , then Signal does not allow you to delete messages on other people’s mobiles. The message disappears from everyone’s chat, regardless of whether they have read it or not, and in return a text indicates “You have deleted this message” , which will also be seen by other users.On the other hand, by clicking on “Delete for everyone” (it only appears within 3 hours after sending the message) it will disappear in the conversations of all chat participants . A notice informs us and asks us to confirm the action:.If we choose “Delete for me” the message disappears from our conversation without leaving any trace, but the other person continues to see it , and with this, the process would end.We will get the options “Delete for me” and “Delete for everyone” in a pop-up window:.We touch the icon of a trash can in the upper area:.We keep pressed on the message that we want to delete until a top menu appears:.
Remember that Signal is a very secure app , so the degree of privacy is high. However, you cannot prevent screenshots from being taken before we delete the message.Īlthough the reliability is not total, it is worth knowing this option. Let’s see the process step by step: Sometimes we will want to delete the messages sent by Signal , either due to an error in the text, for having made the wrong recipient or for simple privacy, so now we will explain how this possibility works in Signal.Īfter downloading Signal we have to get used to how it works, which is generally intuitive. When it comes to deleting messages, we can delete them only from our chat , or even make them disappear on the recipients’ mobile phones , although with certain limitations in the latter case.