How long are chat messages retained?

Depending on your subscription plan, you can set chat content to be automatically and permanently deleted from the server and all devices on a rolling basis after a number of days.

Chat retention

When a chat is created, you may select an option to have all chat content be automatically and permanently deleted from the server and attempts to delete it from all chat member devices on a rolling basis after a number of days.

The deletion setting of the chat content is permanent for everyone in the chat. This setting is configured at initial chat creation and cannot be changed later.

Where to find the retention setting

To see the message retention setting that is configured for any chat, open the chat and tap the name of the chat at the top center of the screen.