This article explains how to turn “Auto-Delete Messages” on or off in the Telegram app on mobile devices.
Telegram is a cross-platform instant messaging app that focuses on speed and security. It allows users to send text and voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share photos and videos with end-to-end encryption to help ensure user privacy and security.
When you install and set up Telegram on Windows, you can start it up automatically when signing into Windows, turn the spell checker on or off, change media download paths, turn disable filtering on or off, change who can add you to groups and channels, turn send with enter on or off, change who can see my phone number, change who can see your last seen and online status, change who can call me, and more.
When you use Telegram on Windows, you can also turn the “Auto-Delete Messages” feature on or off. If enabled, all new messages in chats will start automatically deleting for everyone at the point specified after they are sent.
The “Auto-Delete Messages” feature in Telegram allows users to automatically delete messages in chats after a certain period. This can be useful for users who want to keep their conversations private or free up some storage space on their devices.
By turning this feature on, users can ensure that sensitive information shared in chats is automatically deleted after a certain period. On the other hand, if users want to keep their messages for future reference or sentimental reasons, they can turn the feature off.
Turn “Auto-Delete Messages” on or off in Telegram
As mentioned above, users can turn on the auto-delete messages in the Telegram app to automatically delete all messages after a certain period.
Here’s how to do it.
First, launch the app by clicking the Start menu and selecting it on the All Apps list.
You can also launch the app from the Taskbar or Taskbar overflow.
When the app opens, click the Menu button at the top left of your screen.
On the Menu pane, select the Settings (gear) button.
Please select the Privacy and Security menu on the Settings page to expand it.
Next, the Auto-Delete Message tile on the Privacy and Security settings page to open it.
On the “Auto-Delete Messages” settings page, under the Self-destruct timer, select when your messages should begin to delete automatically. These are your options:
- Off
- After 1 day
- After 1 week
- After 1 month
- Set Custom Tim (up to 11 months)
Make your selection and save your changes.
That should do it!
Conclusion:
- Turning on the “Auto-Delete Messages” feature in Telegram allows for automatically deleting messages after a specified period, enhancing privacy and saving device storage space.
- Users can follow the provided steps to access the “Auto-Delete Messages” settings within the app’s Privacy and Security menu and choose their preferred self-destruct timer option.
- Enabling this feature ensures that sensitive information is automatically deleted, while those who prefer to retain their messages for reference can keep the feature turned off.
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