How to activate auto-delete of Telegram chat

There are some Telegram groups and chats where it is better to have messages automatically deleted after a day or a week. And that’s what is a messaging app found on the catwalk along with Signal, as the most privacy-protecting application for its users, it has improved an existing and popular feature.

This allows you set up automatic deletion of chats in cases where you do not want them to remain on your phone. It works for both individual conversations and group chats.

The process of activating the automatic deletion function different on Android and iPhoneso we’ll look at both methods below.

Automatic deletion of messages in Telegram for Android

And in one system, and in another, despite the fact that they are different, it is equally simple.

In this case, the following steps must be followed, as we also show in the Telegram promotional video:

1. Open the Telegram app.
2. Click on some of your conversations.
3. Click on the profile picture of that person or group.
4. Click “More” and then click “Turn on automatic deletion”.
5. You can choose the time for automatic deletion.

The automatic deletion time we can set includes 1 day, 1 week or 1 month.

We will also find the “Other” option to be able to fix it ourselves.

Automatic deletion of messages in Telegram for iPhone

The process for activating the auto-delete feature is actually hidden in the Telegram app for iPhone, but activating it is tricky.

First, as before, go after opening the application to the conversation in which you want to enable the feature.

• Long press on a message.
• In the menu that appears, select the Select option.
• At the top of the screen, click the “Clear Chat” button.
• In the pop-up message, select the Turn on automatic deletion option.
• The new Auto Clear screen will load. Here you can choose the term above as it is the same.

Now it’s a messaging app will automatically delete all messages in the conversation after a set time, including multimedia.

If you want to disable this feature, go back to the Clear History menu of the conversation. Select the “Deactivate” option and then click the “Confirm” button.