How do I delete an unanswered text message without opening it

[Android Central Question]

The main screen of my text messages shows all the messages I've received from many people throughout the day sometimes I receive one that I believe is Spam I want to delete it without even opening it however I swipe left it goes to an archived I swipe right it goes to an archived currently the only way I can delete a message is by opening it up and I do not want to put a virus on my phone

 

[Mooncatt]

There may be a setting in your app that allows you to adjust the actions of swiping. If you register, you can reply and let us know what messaging app you're using, which may help us give more specific answers.

Regarding your concerns over getting a virus, there isn't much to worry about from texts. If you open a text message with a virus link in it, you still have to tap the link to even begin to proceed with an infection. The simple act of opening the message will do nothing. There have been a few texting based malware vulnerabilities, but those are exceedingly rare and are usually targeted attacks (meaning not random spam). Those attacks also only apply to older versions of Android. In the extreme off chance all the stars line up and you get one of those attacks, they infect you without any action on your part. That means even if you delete it without opening the message, it's still too late anyway.

So in the mean time, just open the messages to delete them and don't be concerned with what's inside infecting you.

 

[mustang7757]

I'll leave a Link to register so you can communicate here as a guest account you can only post questions but can't reply

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=409154

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! You can typically long-press the message thread to bring up a Delete Thread option.