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How to Delete Photos in Google Hangouts on iPhone or iPad

If you don't want to keep the photos you've sent or received while chatting on Google Hangouts, they are easy to delete. On your iPhone, you'll just need to log into your Google Album Archive and remove the photos you don't want to see. Deleting pictures from your Google Album Archive also removes them from your Hangouts chats.

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    The Safari icon looks like a blue compass on a white background. You can find it on your home screen or in an app folder.
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    Go to https://get.google.com/albumarchive and tap the blue Go button on your keyboard.
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    Log in to your album archive with the same Google account you're using for Hangouts.
    • Type or select your email address.
    • Enter your password.
    • Tap Next .
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    This album contains all the photos you've shared in Hangouts.
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    You'll find your photos organized by your chat conversations. Tapping an album will open a list of all the photos in this conversation.
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    This will open the selected picture in full-screen.
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    It will open your options on a drop-down menu.
    • Alternatively, you can delete the entire album. To do this, don't select a picture in the album, and tap the " ⋮ " icon on the top-right of the album page. Then, select Delete album .
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    • You'll be prompted to confirm your action in a pop-up.
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    This will confirm your action, and permanently delete the selected picture from your library.
    • You'll be taken back to the album when the picture is deleted.
    • Deleted pictures will automatically disappear from your Hangouts conversations.
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      1. Open Safari.
      2. Go to Google Album Archive and sign in.
      3. Tap Photos from Hangouts .
      4. Tap an album.
      5. Tap a photo.
      6. Tap the three-dot icon on the top-right.
      7. Tap Delete Photo .
      8. Tap DELETE .

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