Delete chat

What is this?

With Delete chat you remove a chat from your overview. This only applies to you: the other participants still have the history. If a new message arrives in the chat, it shows up for you again.

As a group admin you can also delete a group chat for everyone. The chat and all its messages, images and files are then gone for good for all participants.

How to delete a chat

1. Open the chat you want to delete.
2. Tap ··· at the top right (chat options).
3. Choose Delete chat.
4. Confirm the prompt "Delete chat?".

The chat disappears from your overview right away.

End a group chat for everyone

• Delete for everyone (group admins only): the chat is permanently deleted for all participants, including all messages, images and files. Events and announcements that were only visible to this chat stay visible to its members. While a report about the chat is still open, it can’t be deleted.
• Archive chat (group admins only): the chat moves to the archive for everyone and nobody can write anymore. Existing messages stay readable. Reactivate chat brings it back at any time.
• Leave chat (app only, in the group settings): you are removed from the participant list, and the others keep chatting without you.

Permission

You need the View chats permission and must be a participant of the chat. Only an admin of the group can archive and reactivate it.

Tips

• Mute instead of delete: if a chat just bothers you, muting is usually the better choice. The chat stays and you can jump back in at any time.
• Before archiving a group chat, let the group know briefly so everyone understands why they can't write anymore.
• In active groups, hand admin rights to someone else rather than archiving the chat.