Existing users, 
Delete iPhone SMS messages one at a time
Posted 1 November 2007 @ 2pm in Guides/How-Tos
Though we’re still searching for a way to delete multiple email messages from the iPhone simultaneously, an enterprising developer has now developed a native third-party application that will allow you to delete individual SMS text messages instead of simply clearing conversations (the iPhone’s only option, by default), which will delete all text messages with a given contact.
The interface is still a bit clunky — messages are organized and labeled by incoming number, not contact name — and there are some quirks (like the misspelling of the word “Delete”). Still, this third-party app fills a lapse in functionality, and we can only hope for more like it.
The application can be downloaded and installed from the Utilities section in Installer.app. For more information on using Installer.app, see our iPhone Applications guide.
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4 Comments
Posted by David Dixon
1 November 2007 @ 4pm
Now, what I need is an app to delete individual ‘recent’ calls!!
Posted by kat566
4 November 2007 @ 8am
I’m still hoping to be able to send one SMS note to multiple recipients or to re-send something, so I don’t have to type it all over again!
Posted by jdavila
2 December 2007 @ 11pm
I use weTool
http://app.weiphone.com/installer
Add as a source to installer, this allows you to re-send SMS or to add multiple recipients, as well as copying a particular SMS to a note (save as note)
It also manages the individual call deletion, so there’s no need or SMSD or callID
Hope it does you some good, take care.
Posted by mrplastik
9 June 2008 @ 5pm
You can delete ALL your SMS text messages at once, from here:
http://www.utternerd.org/Delete+all+SMS+Text+Messages+off+your+iPhone+at+once
This is really helpful if you’ve got a huge list of text messages and you don’t want to have to double-tap them all. (i.e. Those of us who get alarms 24×7 from servers…)