How do you Delete multiple conversations on WhatsApp?

WhatsApp has become one of the most popular messaging apps, with over 2 billion users worldwide. As you use WhatsApp more and more, your inbox can get cluttered with conversations that you no longer need or want. Fortunately, WhatsApp provides an easy way to delete multiple conversations at once, freeing up space and keeping your inbox tidy.

Why Delete Multiple WhatsApp Conversations?

Here are some common reasons you may want to delete multiple WhatsApp conversations at once:

• Your inbox is disorganized and filled with old or unimportant chats
• You want to quickly free up storage space on your phone
• You’re switching phones and don’t want to transfer all conversations
• You want to delete chats from a certain period of time or with specific people
• You want to quickly clear out old group conversations

Deleting multiple WhatsApp conversations in bulk can save you the hassle of deleting chats one by one. It’s a quick and easy way to organize your inbox.

How to Delete Multiple Conversations on WhatsApp

WhatsApp provides a simple way to select and delete multiple conversations at once on both Android and iOS devices. Here are the step-by-step instructions:

On Android

1. Open the WhatsApp app on your Android phone.
2. Tap on the Chats tab at the bottom to view your full list of conversations.
3. Tap on the 3-dot menu icon at the top right corner of your screen.
4. Select “Select chats” from the menu.
5. This will allow you to select multiple conversations from the list.
6. Tap on each conversation you want to delete to select it – a checkmark will appear.
7. Once you’ve selected all the chats you want to delete, tap on the trash can icon at the top.
8. Confirm that you want to delete the selected conversations.

On iPhone

1. Open WhatsApp and go to the Chats tab.
2. Tap Edit at the top right corner.
3. This will allow you to select multiple conversations.
4. Tap on each chat you want to delete so a red minus sign appears.
5. Once you’ve selected all the conversations, tap Delete at the bottom.
6. Confirm that you want to delete the selected chats.

And that’s it! All the selected WhatsApp conversations will be deleted in just a few taps. The delete process is the same whether you want to delete a handful of chats or hundreds of conversations at once.

How to Select All Conversations to Delete

If you want to delete all your WhatsApp conversations at once, you can select all chats instead of choosing them individually:

On Android

1. Open WhatsApp Chats and tap the 3-dot menu.
2. Tap “Select all chats” to automatically select every conversation.
3. Then tap the trash icon to delete them.
4. Confirm deleting all chats.

On iPhone

1. Go to the Chats tab and tap Edit.
2. Tap “Select All” at the top left to automatically select every chat.
3. Tap Delete at the bottom and confirm.

This will allow you to delete your entire WhatsApp inbox in one go. Do note that for both Android and iPhone, any unread messages will still show up as a badge count even though conversations are deleted.

How to Delete WhatsApp Conversations by Date or Contact

Deleting all WhatsApp chats at once may be overkill if you just want to delete conversations from a specific time period or with certain contacts. Here are some tips to selectively delete chats:

• Delete by date: Scroll to the date you want to delete chats from and select all conversations below it. You can see timestamps by swiping left/right on iPhone or tapping and holding on Android.
• Delete by contact: Type the contact’s name in the search bar to filter conversations. Select all their chats and delete.
• Delete group chats: Tap “Groups” on Android or “Broadcast Lists” on iPhone to view just your group chats. Select and delete old groups.

This way you can clear out old chats without losing important recent conversations. You can also use WhatsApp’s built-in Backup feature to store chat history, as deleted chats won’t appear in the backup.

Does Deleting WhatsApp Conversations Delete Them for Everyone?

No, when you delete WhatsApp conversations, they are only deleted from your device and your view of the chat. The messages will still exist on the other person’s phone.

So if you delete a chat with one of your contacts, that person can still see the entire message history from their end. The messages remain on WhatsApp’s servers until they are deleted from both sides of the conversation.

Here are some key points about deleting WhatsApp chats:

• Messages are deleted from your phone’s storage and WhatsApp view only.
• Your messages will remain visible to the other person until they also delete the chat.
• Media files exchanged will also be deleted from your phone only.
• The other user’s phone will still store all media files from your chats.
• To delete messages from both sides, each user needs to manually delete the chats.

So while deleting chats frees up space on your phone and declutters your inbox, it does not remove the messages for good or from WhatsApp’s servers. The chat history continues to be retained by WhatsApp.

How to Recover Deleted WhatsApp Conversations

If you accidentally deleted important WhatsApp conversations and want to retrieve them, here are a couple options:

Restore from Google Drive or iCloud Backup

WhatsApp automatically saves a backup of your chats to Google Drive (Android) or iCloud (iOS) daily. You can restore this backup to recover deleted conversations:

• On Android go to WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Chat Backup > Restore.
• On iPhone go to Settings > Chats > Chat Backup > Restore.

This will overwrite your current version of WhatsApp and replace it with the last backup.

Use Third-party Apps (Android only)

Apps like Dr.Fone and iMyFone can recover WhatsApp messages on Android by scanning your phone’s storage. But they don’t work for iPhone due to encryption limitations.

Request the Other Person to Resend

If the chat was recent, you can request the other person to resend media or take screenshots of important messages for you.

But keep in mind, if the messages are more than 30 days old, it may not be possible to recover them through backups or apps if WhatsApp has deleted them from its servers.

Use WhatsApp’s Delete for Everyone Feature

WhatsApp does have a “Delete for Everyone” feature to delete messages from both sides of the conversation. But there is a major catch – it only works for messages you’ve sent within the last 1 hour:

• Long press on a message you sent recently to get the delete option.
• Tap Delete for Everyone to remove it from your chat as well as the recipient’s chat.
• This only works for messages sent within the last 1 hour.

So if you quickly realize you’ve shared something you didn’t mean to, use Delete for Everyone to take it back. But it won’t work to delete older messages that have already been seen.

Does Deleting Chats Use Up Your Storage Space Quota?

No, deleting WhatsApp chats does not count against your phone’s storage limit or WhatsApp’s backup quota. Here is how it works:

• When you delete WhatsApp conversations, the messages are removed from your phone’s storage, freeing up space.
• The chat history still continues to exist in WhatsApp’s server storage.
• If you back up chats before deleting them, the deleted messages won’t show up in your backup.
• So deleting chats does not eat into your backup storage quota.

In essence, while deleting chats frees up storage space on your phone, it does not remove them from WhatsApp’s servers, so they don’t count against your backup allowance.

Tips for Managing WhatsApp Storage

Here are some tips to manage WhatsApp storage and free up space:

• Delete old chats, media, and messages you no longer need
• Frequently back up chats to Google Drive or iCloud
• Set auto-download preferences for media in Settings
• Turn on auto-delete old chats option under Data Usage
• Clear large files and media from your phone’s storage
• Check chat and file sizes under Storage Usage
• Export large chat backups before deleting WhatsApp data

Conclusion

Deleting multiple WhatsApp conversations is a quick and easy way to organize your inbox and free up storage space. Simply use WhatsApp’s built-in select and delete features to remove chats in bulk.

Keep in mind messages are only deleted from your view and not the recipient’s. To permanently delete chats, each user needs to remove it from their end. Manage your storage by backing up important chats and deleting old media.

So go ahead and do some WhatsApp spring cleaning! Getting rid of outdated and unwanted conversations will help you keep just the important chat history that you need.