How to enable automatic deletion of messages in Telegram
Telegram has provided an automatic message deletion function since 2013. After enabling this function, all messages sent or received by users can be completely deleted. Users can also set timed deletion, that is, your chat records will be deleted automatically after the time you specify. Of course, Telegram also makes it easy to set up auto-delete in small private groups. Any member who can change the group name and picture can also use this timer.
But it should be noted that this feature is limited to all new chat messages, old chat messages will not be affected. The timer is automatically added to all new group chats and user chats you start, no matter who started the conversation.
Here's a step-by-step guide to help you learn how to enable automatic deletion of information:
To enable auto-delete messages for all chats:
1. Open the Telegram application on your smartphone.
2. Click the menu button with three horizontal lines to expand the left pane.
3. Select the Settings option from the displayed menu.
4. Under the Settings tab, tap the Privacy and Security option.
5. Next, click on Automatically delete messages in the Security tab.
6. Then select Chat Self-Destruct Timer from the displayed options. Additionally, you can set a custom self-destruct timer to automatically delete your chats.
To enable auto-delete messages for a specific chat:
1. Open the Telegram application on your mobile device.
2. Go to the conversation for which you want to enable automatic message deletion.
3. Tap the recipient's name at the top of the chat.
4. Next, tap the three-dot menu button in the upper right corner.
5. Select the Auto Delete option.
6. Select the time period for automatically deleting chat messages.
Automatic deletion of information is not only helpful in terms of security and privacy, but also saves your space in apps, and you don't need to manually delete information every time, which is very convenient.