Whether you simply have too many messages or one in particular that you want to remove, here’s how to delete text messages on your iPhone or iPad.
How to delete messages and conversations on iPhone or iPad
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Colorize your pwned iPhone’s Messages app with Courier
One of the interfaces iPhone users spend most of their time in is the Messages app, and with that in mind, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that jailbreak tweak developers are creating ways to make customizing the Messages app possible.
With the launch of a new tweak called Courier by iOS developer Sirius24, you can colorize several elements of the Messages app’s user interface just about any way you want. Some examples of the tweak at work are depicted in the screenshot samples above.
How to change the name of a group conversation in the Messages app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Being able to participate in group messages on iPhone, iPad, and Mac is a cool way to communicate with friends or family. You might make plans together, chat about your favorite show, or just use it as a hangout.
One way to have easy access to that group conversation is to give it a name. This way, you can find it quickly when you need to in your conversation list. This tutorial shows you how to do that.
New to Mac? How to set up and use the Messages app
There are some things to get used to if you’re a new Mac user, especially if you’re switching from Windows. From the different labels and locations for items to how to use the Dock to your advantage, we try to cover it all for those new to macOS on iDB.
As another how-to in our series, we’re going to walk through how to set up and use the built-in Messages app on Mac.
ChatLock jailbreak tweak protects your in-app conversations
People seem to value privacy more than ever these days, and with such a massive part of our lives taking place in digital conversations, isn’t it about time we do more to protect them?
Not all apps incorporate native conversation-centric privacy features, but with the help of a newly released jailbreak tweak called ChatLock by iOS developer Elias Sfeir, you can lock individual conversations in several of your favorite messaging apps with just a few taps to prevent friends and family from logging into your device and reading your personal chats.
How to delete photos, links, and attachments in the Messages app
Learn how to delete iMessage attachments like photos, links, and documents in the built-in Messages app to free up storage space on your iPhone, iPad, and iCloud.
This tweak can delete all Messages app conversations with a tap
Chronic texters know just how easy it can be to fill iOS’ Messages app with active conversation cells, but what about when it comes time to delete them all?
You could swipe and delete each one individually or you could tap the ‘Edit’ button and select each one individually before deleting them all in one fell swoop. But a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called clearallmesg by iOS developer mr Yacine takes things one step further to make deleting messages in bulk even easier.
This tweak hides when you type to others via iMessage
iMessage is one of my favorite messaging platforms, but I sometimes wish that it provided more privacy while typing to other people. Case in point, I’m not that fond of how iMessage notifies other users with a live status indicator when I’m typing to them.
If you’re in the same boat and you have a jailbroken handset at your disposal, then I think you’ll enjoy using a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called No Typing Indicator 12 by iOS developer ceadd.
Craig Federighi says scheduled iMessages is something ‘we’ve definitely considered’
iMessage is a great tool for Apple device owners, but there are still some blank spots it could fill. Like scheduled messages, for instance. And it sounds like the company has at least considered it.
Samsung launches a range of GIFs to promote the green chat bubble over iMessage’s blue bubble
When you use iMessage with another iOS user (as long as they have iMessage turned on), you'll see a blue chat thread. That only changes to green when you're texting someone who isn't using iMessage, like, say, to an Android handset.
How to add a subject line to text messages on iPhone and iPad
Learn how to add a subject line to your iPhone messages to let the recipient know the topic and make text stand out with bold formatting.
This tweak makes the Messages app’s timestamp system more useful
It was just a few days ago that we showed you a jailbreak tweak called ExactTimePhone, which could make your call log history significantly more helpful by detailing the exact time that an incoming or outgoing call transpired if it was more than a few days old. The tweak received lots of positive feedback, but it left the begging question: shouldn’t a similar tweak be made for the Messages app?
If you’re on board with this train of thought, then you’ll probably come to appreciate a newly-released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed ExactTimeMessages by iOS developer gilshahar7, as it makes this same concept a reality in iOS’ native Messages app for both iMessage and SMS conversations.