Why are my deleted text messages reappearing?

[PATRIOT78]

When I delete text messages, they appear at the bottom of the message list with a date of Dec. 31, 1969.  I did a soft reset but this didn't help.  I can delete those messages but it is an annoyance to delete everything twice.

[vzw_customer_support]

Hello Patriot78,

December 31, 1969 must be a day that your phone wants to relive over and over. Let's ensure we ease the hassle of having delete everything twice.

Are you using any third party message applications? If not, please test the device in safe mode to ensure that no third party applications are causing the issue. http://vz.to/1ba02Z9


YosefT_VZW
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[PATRIOT78 · Accepted solution]

I did in fact have the Verizon Message App installed as well as the default message app.  When I uninstalled the Verizon message app, the problem persisted.  However, in the default message menu, ... (3 dots on bottom while viewing message list)..I previously only had a "settings" option.  The rep walked me thru that process and that was the only option available.  Later in the day, a "delete all threads" option appeared.  By deleting all threads, the messages disappeared and the problem has not happened again.  I'll just attribute this to a minor glitch if you will, but, it definitely seems to be related to the Verizon Messaging App.  That app is nice but seemed to be the cause of the undesirable activity.

[vzw_customer_support]

Thanks for the update Patriot78. I'm glad those messages have disappeared as well.

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