Archive or delete messages, calls, or voicemails

You can hide messages and conversations or delete them from Google Voice.

For Voice for G Suite accounts managed by your work or school, text messaging is available only in the U.S.

Archive text conversations, calls, or voicemails

You can hide a conversation from your inbox without deleting it. If someone replies to a conversation you've archived, the messages will show up again in your inbox.

1. On your Android device, open the Voice app .
2. Open the tab for Messages , Calls , or Voicemail .
3. Touch and hold the conversation, call, or voicemail you want to hide.
   Optional: To hide multiple items, touch and hold the first conversation, call, or voicemail, then tap the rest of the items.
4. At the top right, tap Archive .

Bring back text conversations, calls, or voicemails you archived

1. On your Android device, open the Voice app .
2. Tap Menu Archive.
3. Touch and hold the conversation, call, or voicemail you want to bring back.
   Optional: To bring back multiple archived items, touch and hold the first conversation, call, or voicemail, then tap the rest of the items.
4. At the top right, tap Unarchive .

Delete a text conversation, call, or voicemail

After you delete a text conversation, call, or voicemail, you can't see it again.

Important: You can't delete multiple text conversations, calls, or voicemails at the same time. You must delete each one individually.

1. On your Android device, open the Voice app .
2. Open the tab for Messages , Calls , or Voicemail .
3. Tap the conversation, call, or voicemail you want to remove.
4. Tap More Delete.
5. Tap the I understand box to confirm and then tap Delete.

Delete text messages

After you delete a text message, you can't see it again, but it could show up on the devices of the people you chatted with.

1. On your Android device, open the Voice app .
2. Open the tab for Messages .
3. Tap the conversation.
4. Touch and hold the message you want to remove.
   Optional: To remove multiple messages, touch and hold the first message, then tap the rest of the messages.
5. In the top right, tap Delete .
6. Tap Delete to confirm.