There is no definitive way to delete Facebook messages permanently. However, there are a few methods that can be used to try and achieve this.
The first method is to delete the messages from your side of the conversation. To do this, go to your Messages page and find the conversation that contains the messages you want to delete. Next, click on the three dots in the top right corner of the message and select Delete Message.
FAQs
Yes, deleting Facebook messages deletes both sides.
Yes, when you delete a conversation on Facebook, the other person still has it. Deleting a conversation removes it from your chat history, but the other person can still see it in their chat history.
Yes, deleting a conversation on Messenger deletes it for the other person.
There is no one-click way to permanently delete all of your Facebook messages at once. However, there are a few ways to delete them all manually.
The first way is to go to your Facebook messages page and select the messages you want to delete. Then, click on the “Delete” button and confirm your selection.
The second way is to use an extension like “Facebook Purity” to delete all your messages in one go.
To delete a conversation on Messenger, you need to open the conversation, click on the three dots in the top right corner, and select Delete Conversation.
Yes, deleted messages on Messenger are gone forever.
Vanish mode is a feature on Messenger that allows you to disappear from all conversations. This means that you will no longer be able to see or be seen by the other people in the conversation.
Yes, when you enable vanish mode all old messages are deleted from both devices. This is a great way to keep your conversations private and secure.
Yes, the police can see your Messenger messages if they have a warrant. However, Facebook does encrypt your messages by default, so the police would need to have specific information in order to decrypt them.
Messenger messages are not private. Facebook owns Messenger and can access all messages.