With anti delete on, a message deleted for everyone stays on your phone with a small note that it was deleted.
Steps
- Open Plus Settings, then Privacy and security.
- Turn on Anti delete messages.
- Optionally turn on Anti delete status.
Good to know
It only works for messages received after you turned it on. Media deleted by the sender is kept only if it was already downloaded. Anti delete status uses extra storage.
Pair it with ghost mode for full privacy.
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Last updated Oct 2026