Can I disable the "Recently Deleted Messages" feature? If I delete a message, then I really want it be be deleted. I don't want 3 extra steps to make it really go away.

Can I disable the "Recently Deleted Messages" feature? If I delete a message, then I really want it be be deleted. I don't want 3 extra steps to make it really go away.

iPhone SE, iOS 13

Posted on Nov 24, 2022 11:17 AM

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Posted on Nov 24, 2022 12:37 PM

Actually, it takes 5 more clicks to permanently delete a message if you don't want to wait 30 days for it to go away. I am constantly getting messages about my storage being nearly full and asking me to buy more, or delete some data. This will just make it worse.

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Can I disable the "Recently Deleted Messages" feature? If I delete a message, then I really want it be be deleted. I don't want 3 extra steps to make it really go away.

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