How do you delete individual messages on Hangouts?

How to Delete a Single Message in Hangouts Chat (G Suite Users Only)
  1. Open your web browser.
  2. Choose the contact that you sent the message to and open the chat.
  3. Click on the message.
  4. Click on Delete.

How do I delete Hangouts messages on both sides?

Unfortunately, you can’t delete conversations on both ends. That is to say, even if you delete one, the other participants will still be able to access it. There is no way to delete messages from someone else’s device. Also, note that Google Hangouts doesn’t offer the option of deleting individual messages.

How do I edit Hangouts messages?

Touch and hold your message, then tap one of the following:
  1. Edit: To confirm, tap Edit. Make your changes, then tap Send .
  2. Delete: To confirm, tap Delete.

How do I delete conversations?

2 Delete a Conversation
  1. Open Messages.
  2. Locate the conversation you want to delete. Tap and hold the conversation.
  3. Tap the trash can to delete the conversation.
  4. Tap Delete on the confirmation prompt.

How long do messages stay on Hangouts?

Chat has a 30-day retention period that keeps messages for 30 days after they’re deleted. During that period, the messages are still available in Vault.

How do I delete pictures I sent on Hangouts?

In order to erase an image sent to your hangouts chat friend, click on “Photos from Hangouts”. Now you have to click the album associated with the chat friend. Now you have two options. Either you can delete the entire album or just click the specific photo and delete it.

Can I Unsend a Hangouts message?

Unlike the other services we’ve discussed so far, Hangouts is a stickler for getting your messages right on the first try because it doesn’t have a real unsend feature. You can turn off your own history so Hangouts won’t keep track of the conversation on your end, but it won’t hide it from the other person.

Can you permanently delete Google Chat messages?

Head on to the chat you want to delete and click the kebab menu icon (three-vertical-dots), then click the ‘Delete Conversation’ option. You’ll receive a prompt confirming if you want to delete your copy of the conversation. Click on the ‘Delete’ option to permanently delete your copy of messages from Google Chat.

How do you delete Google Chat messages?

Delete a direct message conversation
  1. Open the Chat app or Gmail app .
  2. Tap Chat .
  3. Tap the person’s name.
  4. At the top, tap the person’s name. Delete conversation.
  5. Tap Delete to confirm.

How do I permanently delete a contact from Hangouts?

In the Android app, in the conversation, click on the three dots, then People, then three dots again, and you’ll see this popup where you can block them. Delete.