When technologies are shared, it is normal that characteristics are also shared. Therefore, in the same way that you can take advantage of the self-destruction function in Facebook Messenger chats, you can also do it in Instagram ones. This is how the Instagram mode works, which will allow you to delete your messages from a chat automatically.
How to delete messages from Instagram chats
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So far, and although for some the Instagram chats are still something unknown or little used, to delete a message sent through this system, what you have to do is Cancel delivery.
Yes, that is the name used to define the action that we all know in applications of this type, such as deleting sent message. But beyond the name, to carry out this action what you have to do is the following:
- Open the Instagram application and once you are in the account that interests you, click the message icon that takes you to the chats if you are no longer in one of them
- There, select the chat with the conversation where you want to delete the messages or the particular message that you are going to delete
- Now hold down on it and you will see that a small floating menu appears with different actions to choose from and one of them is Cancel Send
- If you touch on this option, another notice will appear explaining what is going to happen: you will cancel the sending of the message and that means that it will be deleted, but it is possible that the other person has already read it
- Ok, since that doesn’t matter at all, you give it to cancel and that’s it. The message is deleted. Although again they indicate that in case of complaint of the conversation it could be accessible. Which is interesting in the face of possible bullying situations, of course that would be another issue
As you can see, the process is not complicated at all, but there are still many steps to delete a simple message. So when it is not one but several, then things get complicated and it is good to have some additional option for those conversations where we want that once we have said whatever, those words “are blown away.”
Instagram and its own temporary or vanish mode
In the meantime, story mode that allows publishing content that disappears after hours and with a growing concern for the privacy of each of us, it was logical that Instagram also implemented its own temporary mode or Vanish . Yes, the same function that Facebook Messenger offers and that, although you may like the messaging system more or less, is one of its most interesting features today.
The temporary or Vanish mode of Instagram was launched recently in the United States and is gradually reaching more countries and users. It basically consists of being able to establish the self-destruction of the messages you send through the chats. Interesting because it avoids having to do it manually and that is ideal if you are one of those who talks up to your elbows.
However, you should know that despite being a feature already enabled, it may not yet be available to everyone. But we are going to tell you how it works exactly and what you would have to do to be able to start using it in your chats.
How to activate temporary or Vanish mode on Instagram
To begin with, you have to activate the temporary or Vanish mode of Instagram and this is something that, in theory, you will be able to do from the most recent version of Instagram . So you have to make sure you have the app up to date so that the feature can be used.
If you meet this requirement and the option is enabled for you, all you have to do now is the following:
- Open the Instagram application on your mobile phone
- Next, tap on the messages icon that you will see in the upper right corner of the screen to access the chats
- Select one of those that you already have active or open one to chat with the contact or user you want
- Now, swipe from the bottom of the screen to the top
- If the temporary mode option is active, you will see that a text appears indicating that sliding upwards activates this mode that automatically destroys sent messages
- Once done you will see silence icons falling on the screen to indicate that the vanish or temporary mode has been activated
Ready, from that moment the messages you send and have been read will disappear . So you will not have to worry about what you say, because they will not be recorded. Or more or less, because although it is true that they will be deleted, the other person could use other methods if you want to capture what you have said to use it at some point. Although that would already be putting yourself in somewhat unpleasant situations that would be solved directly by not talking to that person.
In addition, when the temporary mode is activated, another feature is activated by which you are notified if someone took a screenshot of the conversation.
How to disable temporary or Vanish mode on Instagram
Well, once you have enabled this mode that allows you to stop worrying about your sent messages because you know that they will be deleted, to return to normal mode and that does not happen, you just have to deactivate it.
This action is much simpler because at the top you will see a button that when you touch it directly deactivates the temporary or Vanish mode of Instagram. That fast and easy. So everything returns to normal and the messages you send through the Instagram chat system become permanent again until you decide to cancel the sending one by one.
Logically, if you are still concerned about your privacy and the use that could be made of the messages you send through Instagram or any other social network or messaging system, it is best not to send them. Even more so if on many occasions you can resolve or comment on the issue through a simple phone call or in person.
