How to Delete My Chat History on the Facebook Android App

By Nick Flegg

Facebook also has a separate Messenger app that can be used to send and receive messages.
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The Facebook Android app enables you to delete messages, chat conversations and comments that you have written. Facebook chat conversations are included along with other messages, texts and emails. You can also use the Facebook mobile Web browser to delete messages, with the added bonus of being able to delete selected messages, rather than your entire conversation history. Bear in mind that any messages you delete will affect only your own account and will still be visible in your friends' inboxes.

Delete Your Chat History using the Facebook App

Step 1

Launch the Facebook Android app and sign in to your account.

Step 2

Open your messages and locate the conversation history you would like to delete.

Step 3

Tap and hold on the conversation until the option menu opens.

Step 4

Select the "Delete chat" option to erase the conversation history.

Delete Your Chat History Using the Mobile Web Browser

Step 1

Launch the Facebook mobile Web browser and sign in to your account.

Step 2

Open your messages and select the conversation history that you would like to delete.

Step 3

Open the "Actions" menu and choose the "Delete" option to erase the entire conversation history.

Step 4

Open the "Actions" menu and select the "Delete Selected" option to manually pick which messages you would like to delete.

Step 5

Tick the check box next to the messages you would like to remove and click the "Delete" option to permanently erase them.

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