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.
- On your Android device, open the Voice app
.
- Open the tab for Messages
, Calls
, or Voicemail
.
- 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. - At the top right, tap Archive
.
Bring back text conversations, calls, or voicemails you archived
- On your Android device, open the Voice app
.
- Tap Menu
Archive.
- 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. - 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.
- On your Android device, open the Voice app
.
- Open the tab for Messages
, Calls
, or Voicemail
.
- Tap the conversation, call, or voicemail you want to remove.
- Tap More
Delete.
- 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.
- On your Android device, open the Voice app
.
- Open the tab for Messages
.
- Tap the conversation.
- 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. - In the top right, tap Delete
.
- Tap Delete to confirm.
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