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How to delete Skype messages on the desktop or mobile app

Written by Steven John
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It's easy to delete Skype messages on Skype's desktop or mobile app. Castleski/Shutterstock
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Skype has many instant messaging functions, including editing, resending and copying a message as well as forwarding the message along to a new chat. 

You can also delete your Skype messages entirely from your own Skype app and your recipients'. You can easily do so on your computer or mobile devices. Here's how. 

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How to delete Skype messages on a computer 

1. Start Skype on your Mac or PC and open the chat with the message you wish to delete.

2. Right click on the message (or click the three dots that appear beside it) and select "Remove."

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Click "Remove" in the dropdown menu to delete message.  Stephanie Lin/Business Insider

3. Click "Remove" again on the popup window to confirm.

How to delete Skype messages on a mobile device

1. Start the Skype app on your iPhone or Android device and open the chat with the message to be removed.

2. Tap and hold on the message.

3. Tap "Remove" and then hit "Remove" again to confirm your action.

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Tap "Remove" in the pop-up window.  Stephanie Lin/Business Insider

Note that deleted Skype messages will be removed permanently.

 

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Steven John has been a freelance writer for more than a dozen years and has been a regular contributor to Business Insider since 2017. His work includes a focus on the tech world, covering companies including Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others. He also reviews restaurants, shares how-to cooking articles, and writes general interest pieces.Steven also writes for publications including Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Forbes, and more. In the past, he also wrote for New York Magazine, Mashed, U.S. News & World Report and other outlets. He runs his own outdoor lifestyle site, Dad Gear Review, and co-hosts the Fact Trekkers podcast with his son. He has had two novels published, Three A.M. and Outrider. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communications focused on filmmaking.He is an avid outdoorsman and can be frequently found in a kayak or on a mountain trail, often with his family along for the adventure.Expertise:Tech industryTech hardwareOutdoorsCookingRestaurantsDIYPopular articles:Microsoft: A history of the software giant co-founded by Bill Gates, its products and services, jobs, layoffs, and moreYouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.Inside the life and career of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, billionaire, and philanthropistTim Cook net worth: How the Apple leader earns and spends his moneyBecoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.