How to Delete a Message in Discord on Android

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Last Updated: May 14, 2024 Tested

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This wikiHow teaches you how to delete messages you’ve sent on Discord when you’re using an Android.

Quick Guide: Deleting Discord Messages on an Android Phone

To delete a message from a DM conversation, tap and hold the message, then select Delete.
To delete a message from a channel, tap and hold the message, then tap Delete.
You can only delete DMs and messages that you sent, not messages from others.

Method 1

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Deleting Direct Messages

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It’s the purple or blue icon with a white gamepad illustration. You’ll find it on your home screen or in the app drawer.
It’s at the top-left corner of the screen.

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This section is where you’ll find all of your Direct Message conversations with friends.
A pop-up menu will appear.
This removes the message from the conversation.

Method 2

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Deleting Messages in a Channel

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It’s the purple or blue icon with a white gamepad illustration. You’ll find it on your home screen or in the app drawer.
It’s at the top-left corner of the screen.
This server should be the one that hosts the chat channel from which you want to delete a message.
It’s at the top-right corner of the screen. A pop-up will appear.
This searches the channel for messages you’ve sent.
It will now open in a window called “Preview Chat.”
It’s at the bottom of the screen.
A pop-up will appear.
This message will now be removed from the channel.

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When I delete a message in a DM, does it delete it for both parties? Or can the other person still see all the messages unless they delete it too?

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Yes, it deletes it for them too. I tested this with pictures so it should work the same with text.

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Will they know that it was me that deleted a message on Discord?

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No, they won't. My friend deleted a message and it didn't tell me anything was deleted, the message just disappeared.

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How do I delete images?

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In exactly the same way as messages, except pressing on the image itself does not work and you will have to long-press slightly above the image.

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