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You have the ability to send a private message to another user and this message will only be visible to you and that user.

Messages appear in a private conversation in order of which they are sent. New messages are marked with an orange dot (on iOS) or are bolded (Android, Web).

You can also delete private messages, but once deleted, these messages cannot be restored.

Please note that in order to help with performance on Wattpad, there are only a certain number of conversations that store in your inbox, as well as a certain number of messages between users. Once you hit this threshold, the older messages will be automatically deleted. If the system has deleted messages, we do not store logs of these messages and so we unfortunately cannot retrieve them.

Select a platform for more information.

On iOS

To check your inbox:

  1. Tap the  Updates button
  2. Select Messages

 

 To send a private message:

Option 1: From your Inbox

  1. Tap the  Updates button
  2. Select Messages
  3. Tap on + New Message
  4. Type in the username of the user you’d like to message and tap on the username in the list
  5. Type in your message
  6. Press Send

 

Option 2: From another user’s profile

  1. Go to the profile of the user you want to message
  2. Tap the   More button  in the upper right-hand corner
  3. Select Send a message
  4. Type in your message
  5. Press Send

 

 

To delete a private message:

 Option 1: In your inbox

  1. Swipe the message to the left
  2. Tap  Remove
  3. Select Delete Conversation

 

Option 2: In a private message

  1. Tap the  More button
  2. Select Delete Conversation

 

On Android

To check your inbox:

  1. Tap the   Updates button on the bottom menu
  2. Select Messages

 

 

To send a private message:

Option 1: From your Inbox

  1. Tap the  Updates button
  2. Select Messages
  3. Tap on Send a message
  4. Type in the username of the user you’d like to message and tap on the username in the list
  5. Type in your message
  6. Tap  Send

 

Option 2: From another user’s profile

  1. Go to the profile of the user you want to message
  2. Tap the   More options button in the upper right-hand corner
  3. Select Send a message
  4. Type in your message
  5. Tap  Send

 

 

To delete a message:

Option 1: In your inbox

  1. Long press on the message
  2. Select Delete Conversation
  3. Select Yes

 

Option 2: In a message

  1. Tap the More options button in the upper right-hand corner
  2. Select Delete Conversation
  3. Tap Yes

 

On Web

To check your inbox:

  1. Click on your username in the upper right-hand corner
  2. Select Inbox

 

Option 1: Send a private message:

  1. Click on your username in the upper right-hand corner
  2. Click on Inbox
  3. Select + New Message
  4. Type in their username
  5. Type your message and click Send

 

Option 2 : Send a private message:

  1. Go to the profile of the user you want to message
  2. Click on Message
  3. Type in the message you want to send
  4. Click on Send

To delete a private message:

  1. Open your inbox
  2. Open a message
  3. Click on Delete Conversation on the right-hand side
  4. Click Ok

 

To sort your messages:

  1. Open your inbox
  2. Click on the drop-down menu beside + New Message
  3. Select a sorting option

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