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This How.com.vn teaches you how to delete or mute a group text conversation, using Android. Deleting the conversation is the only way to leave a group message, but if you receive a new message in the same group, the thread will show up in your inbox again.
Steps
Open the Messages app on your Android. Find and tap theicon on your Apps menu to open Messages.
Tap the group you want to leave. Find the group message thread you want to delete on the list of your recent messages, and open it.Advertisement
Tap the ⋮ button. This button is in the upper-right corner of your message conversation. It will open a drop-down menu.
Tap Delete on the menu. This option will delete the selected group conversation, and remove it from your Messages app.- If you're prompted to confirm your action, tap OK to confirm and delete the group.
- Open the Messages app on your Android. Find and tap theicon on your Apps menu to open Messages.
- Tap the group you want to leave. Find the group message thread you want to delete on the list of your recent messages, and open it.
Tap the ⋮ button on the top-right. It will open a drop-down menu.
Tap People & options on the menu. This will open your message settings for the selected conversation.
Slide the Notifications switch to. This will disable all message and member notifications from the selected message thread.
- You won't receive any push, light or sound notifications from this group anymore.
Community Q&A
- QuestionHow do you delete yourself from group chats?
Community AnswerYou don't as you can see from the example. You just delete the conversation and mute all the texts that you would have received in that chat. If you don't mute, it just pops back up in your messages. So to answer the question, you can't delete yourself from group chats.
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Tips
- If you delete the group and somebody messages the same group again, you'll still receive the incoming message and a notification.Thanks
- If you just don't want notifications from this group, disable notifications, and wait until everybody stops messaging before you delete the group thread.Thanks
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1. Open Messages.
2. Tap a group.
3. Tap the "⋮" icon.
4. Tap People & options.
5. Slide Notifications to Off.
6. Tap the back button.
7. Tap the "⋮" icon.
8. Tap Delete.
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