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This How.com.vn teaches you how to select and remove an SMS text message conversation from your inbox, using Android.

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Open your Android's Messages app.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Find the Messages icon on your Apps menu, and tap it to open your inbox.
    If the Messages app opens up to a conversation, tap
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    on the top-left to go back to your inbox.
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2

Tap and hold the message you want to delete.

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  1. How.com.vn English: This selects the message and allows you to edit it.
    If you'd rather select multiple messages to delete at once, long-press the first message to select it, and then tap every message you want to add.
3

Tap the DELETE button.

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  1. How.com.vn English: The DELETE button is at the upper-right corner of the screen.
    This deletes the message from your inbox.
    • On some versions, you might see a trash icon here instead of a DELETE button. In this case, tap the trash icon to delete.
    • You may have to tap DELETE a second time to confirm.
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      1. Open Messages.
      2. Tap and hold a text message.
      3. Tap DELETE.
      4. Tap DELETE to confirm.

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