How to Automatically Delete iPhone Texts After One Year
Open your iPhone’s Settings., Select Messages., Select Keep Messages., Select 1 Year., Tap Delete to remove all old texts from your iPhone.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open your iPhone’s Settings.
This is the grey gear icon on the Home Screen. -
Step 2: Select Messages.
It’s about a third of the way down the screen. , It’s in the “Message History” section of this menu. , This will set your phone to only keep text messages for one year.
By enabling this feature, all texts on your iPhone that are older than one year will be deleted. , To stop your iPhone from deleting texts that are more than a year old, return to this screen and tap “Forever”. -
Step 3: Select Keep Messages.
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Step 4: Select 1 Year.
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Step 5: Tap Delete to remove all old texts from your iPhone.
Detailed Guide
This is the grey gear icon on the Home Screen.
It’s about a third of the way down the screen. , It’s in the “Message History” section of this menu. , This will set your phone to only keep text messages for one year.
By enabling this feature, all texts on your iPhone that are older than one year will be deleted. , To stop your iPhone from deleting texts that are more than a year old, return to this screen and tap “Forever”.
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