We've all been there (at three in the morning, usually) where we sent that text that we wish we could take back, and now it seems that you can.
Think back on your illustrious texting career: some of the messages you've sent have been great, of course, but there are a few that you wish you could take back, the odd one that you regretted as soon as you hit send, but alas, they went, they were received, read and the awkwardness never really left you.
Well, now there's an app that can help you with that, as Ansa is a new creation that allows you to delete messages from other people's phones.
Like Snapchat, you can go 'off the record' and your messages will automatically be deleted, but if you want to delete something that hasn't been read yet, or you made an embarrassing autocorrect typo and you want to have another go at writing it, then this app will allow you to do so. When you hit delete, the message is gone from your phone, the recipient's phone and also wiped from Ansa's servers, so it really does disappear, for real.
Founder and CEO Natalie Bryla thinks that this is the next step in messaging, for one main reason. She told TechCrunch that "The difference with other texting apps is that everything you say is permanent. If you think about that, you will want to use another app that allows you to talk more freely".
The app also allows you to send photos and videos as well as messages, and is available on iOS for iPhones and Android in the Google Play Store
Pics via Ansa.com
You can hide messages and conversations or delete them from Google Voice. For Voice for Google Workspace accounts managed by your work or school, text messaging is available only in the US. You can archive a text conversation, call, or
voicemail from your Google Voice inbox without deleting it. If someone replies to a conversation you archived, the messages show up in your inbox.Archive text conversations, calls, or voicemails
Restore archived text conversations, calls, or voicemails
Delete a text conversation, call, or voicemail
After you delete a text conversation, call, or voicemail from Google Voice, you won’t be able to access it again. It may be stored on your devices or the devices you contacted.
Delete individual text messages
After you delete a text message from Google Voice, you won’t be able to access it again. It may be stored on your devices or the devices you messaged.
- Open the Voice app .
- On the bottom, tap Messages
.
- Tap the conversation.
- Touch and hold the message you want to delete.
Optional: To delete multiple messages, touch and hold the first message, then tap more messages. - In the top right, tap Delete .
- Tap Delete to confirm.
Important: If you use a Google Voice account with work or school, you may not have this feature.
Delete call history
You can delete all calls in your call history at once.
- Open the Voice app .
- In the top left, tap Menu Settings.
- Next to “Remove call history,” tap Remove.
- Next to “I understand and agree,” tap the box to check it.
- Tap Remove.
Important:
- If you delete call history, it removes all past calls. This may take up to 2 days to complete.
- If you use the Voice app on mobile or desktop, you may need to restart the app to show your updated call history.
- Call records may still be retained for billing purposes; as legally required; as requested by Google Workspace administrators; or as otherwise described in the Google Voice Terms of Service.
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