Litmatch lets you send messages to other users. As a Litmatch user, you’ll find out that, you don’t have to be a long-time member to have some sent messages or entire chat that you’d like deleted and forever forgotten. However, it’s not extremely easy to delete sent messages on Litmatch, especially from both sides, but we’re here to help you with how to do it.
Most of us now spend more time indoors, online, and away from each other, but social interaction is still high and this can bring in some messages that you might want to delete. Who knows who will get their hands on your phone and especially Litmatch, so it’s best to delete the messages you no longer want to have saved on your account.
Also, as someone with way too many apps, there’s scarcely a day that will go by that you don’t get the “low storage” notification on your phone except you have big storage space.
You’ll notice that Litmatch is among the apps/sites that take up your phone memory, hence, you have to delete some messages, so you could free up some space. So how can you delete messages on Litmatch?
How to Delete Sent Message on Litmatch
1. On your phone, tap and hold the message you want to delete.
2. Then tap on the Trash can on top of your screen.
3. Tap the Delete option when asked who you want to remove the message.
4. Confirm your choice when prompted to do so.
5. If the message was successfully deleted, you should see a confirmation note saying ‘You deleted a message.
Deleting your Litmatch profile also lets you delete messages from both sides once your Litmatch profile has eventually been deleted. However, if someone sends you a message that you don’t like, you can only delete it from your side.
How to Delete Messages on Litmatch From Both Sides
To delete sent Litmatch messages for yourself, you have to click and hold the message and then click the delete button. From here, the message in your DM will be deleted, but it’ll remain in the recipient’s inbox.
If you send a message that you end up regretting after some minutes or after the read receipts ticks indicate sent it’s not possible to delete the message from both sides and there’s not much you can do about it but you can:
Ask the Recipient to Delete the Message
If the recipient doesn’t have read receipts, you will not know if they have read your message or not. If they have their read receipts on and you can tell that they have read your sent message, you can ask them to delete the message on their end.
Report the Message to Litmatch
If you receive an abusive message, and it is deleted within 10 minutes, there is still a way out. Litmatch’s community guidelines do not entertain any hate speech; there are policies for both bullying and harassment.
To ensure these policies are obeyed by and to protect users & Litmatch keeps a copy of all messages for a short duration. This means that even after they are deleted, you can get them back.
To report the removal of a message:
1. Go to the Litmatch conversation you would like to delete from both sides after 10 minutes.
2. Click on the action gear icon and choose the option Report option from the pop-up menu that appears.
3. Select the option of why you want to report the conversation.
How to Delete Chat History on Litmatch
If you don’t want anyone on your own phone to see the message you sent, you can delete the chat history from your Litmatch. This means that anyone viewing your account from your own phone won’t be able to see the message or any conversation in your inbox.
1. To delete Litmatch chat history from your inbox, open the conversation your want to clear.
2. Tap on the 3 dots on the top right of the screen.
2. Select Clear chat to delete the whole Conversation.
3. Click on Clear chat again to confirm your decision.
You can delete all your traces of internet activity including Litmatch by using a third-party app. There are many of them that are capable of deleting your internet browsing history no matter what browser you are using. It ensures that no one can access your private web browsing information.
Just type on search apps for deleting internet activities and you’ll see a lot of the pup up on the search result.
However, deleting your chat history does not mean the messages will disappear from the recipient’s chat history. You can only remove the message from your chat history while the other member will still be able to see it.
Conclusion
To avoid the stress of looking for how to delete sent messages on Litmatch, one of the best things to do is not to send messages that you might regret sending later. Don’t send messages that could land you into trouble. Keep in mind that even if you manage to use the delete option, the recipient may have already taken a screenshot of the chat history.