Deleting a message from Desktop: Open LinkedIn > Open your Inbox > Find the chat you wish to delete > Click on the three horizontal dots > Click on ‘Delete’ > Confirm by clicking on ‘Yes, delete’.
Deleting a message from the mobile app: Launch the app > Open your Inbox > Find the chat you wish to delete and open it > Tap on the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner > Tap on ‘Delete’ > Confirm by clicking on ‘Delete’ again.
When you're in the phase of job hunting, you might find yourself getting in touch with so many recruiters on LinkedIn, that it's hard to keep track of all your conversations and potential job offers.
This is why it's better to clear out some of the old conversations you no longer need, so you can be able to pay attention to the ones that have the potential to become actual job offers.
In addition, it often happens for LinkedIn users to send out a message to the wrong person, or a message containing wrong info, which means deleting the message might be the perfect solution.
In this article, we'll cover deleting single messages on LinkedIn from any device, editing messages, and archiving conversations you might need for further notice.
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Since LinkedIn is a platform available across multiple devices, in this article, we'll cover the process of deleting messages from an Android device, an iOS device, and LinkedIn's Desktop version.
The following steps will show you how to delete a conversation from the messaging page on LinkedIn:
To delete a conversation from the conversation windows, follow these steps:
If you're an iPhone or an iPad user, follow these steps to delete LinkedIn conversations:
The following steps work on both Android smartphones and tablets:
Some recruiters work in groups, which means it's not uncommon for group chats to be created when negotiating job contracts. Follow these steps to delete group chats from LinkedIn:
LinkedIn has a feature allowing users to delete or edit sent messages. However, there are some conditions when using these options:
Note: Even though there might be a checkmark next to the message, it doesn’t necessarily mean the other user has seen it.
LinkedIn also allows users to archive messages. This can help you clear out your inbox while keeping your important chats if you ever need them again. Follow these steps:
Deleting a conversation on LinkedIn will only delete the chat history for you. To delete messages for both parties, make sure to delete them within the first 60 minutes of sending it.
Once messages get deleted from LinkedIn, they cannot be brought back. In case you downloaded all your data beforehand, you might be able to find your deleted messages, but this data is really hard to look through.
Yes, deleted conversations are only deleted on your end. As we mentioned, to remove a message on both ends, you need to delete it within the first hour of sending it.
It happens to the best of us to text the wrong person or make a fatal grammar error when typing. Luckily, LinkedIn offers numerous ways to fix your error before the other person gets the chance to see it.
In this article, we covered deleting conversations on LinkedIn, deleting single messages, and editing and deleting sent messages before the other user has seen them. All steps are covered for both mobile and desktop users.
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