Delete chat on WhatsApp: The other chat partner sees that
You can delete your chat in WhatsApp. We will tell you whether the other party sees it and what exactly happens when it is removed.
The other sees that when you delete a chat in WhatsApp
It quickly happened that a message ended up in the wrong group or was sent to the wrong contact. You can delete the text in the following ways:
- Tap a single message in the chat with your finger to highlight it. You can remove the text by clicking above on the trash can icon "Delete for everyone".
- You will then see this information: "You have deleted this message."
- Your chat partner or the other participants in the WhatsApp group will see the text instead of the original message: "This message has been deleted."
- The chat partner is informed about the deletion of the chat message in WhatsApp. Although he or she can no longer read the content, the other person knows that you have deleted something.
- If you select "Delete for me" instead, the message will disappear from your chat. No placeholder appears. The message remains unchanged with the chat partner.
- In addition to the function of deleting individual messages, you can also delete the entire chat history in WhatsApp via the menu. However, this is not to delete the chat for others.
- Instead, the function allows you to free up space on your smartphone. For you, the chat will be deleted, the other one will still see the entire course.
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