
Unfortunately, when you delete a message in the Facebook Messenger app, its. Here, you can also stop Messenger from automatically downloading media sent to you in threads. If youre using an iPhone or iPad, tap the speech bubble icon labeled Chats at the bottom of the screen. For one reason or another, you must have deleted it. On top of this, it’s worth calling by the app’s Data and Storage sub-menu from inside Messenger’s settings page, and checking that the app isn’t configured to automatically save photos and videos to your iPhone. Your chat threads will still be there when you log back in, but the media associated with them will no longer be stored locally. However, you can clear Messenger’s entire media cache (and offload saved content) by deleting and reinstalling the app from the App Store. Offloading bulky attachments isn’t so simple – you can remove individual pieces of media from message threads (by holding your finger on the photo or video), or, if you aren’t bothered about keeping your message history, entire threads can be deleted from the app’s main interface. After loading the conversation, select the message you wish to delete.

Messenger, the standalone app from the folks at Facebook, is a tricky customer. Firstly, open the Messenger app on your phone and select the conversation from where you wish to delete the message.

You can see how “heavy” any iOS app is using the same interface.
