# More options for disappearing messages **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Proposal\ **Created:** [November 22, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/more-options-for-disappearing-messages/3344 "2024-11-22T12:44:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![adbenitez](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/adbenitez/32/2323_2.png) [@adbenitez](https://forum.delta.chat/u/adbenitez)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/more-options-for-disappearing-messages/3344/21 "2025-08-06T13:50:57Z")
I tried to add “1 year” instead of “90 days” which looks weird after “5 weeks” option, but sadly core only supports up to “X weeks” style of system messages so the “1 year” is displayed as “disappearing messages set to 52.1 weeks” so this will need changes in Delta Chat core and not just adding the option to android ---
**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/more-options-for-disappearing-messages/3344/22 "2025-08-21T20:16:45Z")
for the record, the just released android 2.11.0 has the option “After 1 Year” already - [iOS](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-ios/issues/2816) and [Desktop](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/issues/5421) will follow 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![io4w5](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a88e4f/32.png) [@io4w5](https://forum.delta.chat/u/io4w5)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/more-options-for-disappearing-messages/3344/23 "2026-06-10T04:30:40Z")
I wonder if there might be 90 day (13 weeks) timer or 6 month (26 weeks) added to the options? Jump from 5 weeks to 1 year is a big one. But 1 year is better than only 5 weeks max ---
**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/more-options-for-disappearing-messages/3344/24 "2026-06-10T11:39:41Z")
yeah, one can argue for a lot of time spans. but just wondering is not enough 🙂 i add an argument: “3 months” come to mind as whatsapp is using that as well. this was also discussed above, but then i became “1 year”. we surely iterate over the options at some point, and user feedback will play a role, but for now, the current set is quite okay. there are larger fishes to get 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Blanca](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Blanca](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Blanca)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/more-options-for-disappearing-messages/3344/25 "2026-06-13T15:23:45Z")
Looking forward to the next iteration when developers have time to address this 🙂 For the record there is more discussions and user feedback related to this also here: > [@More message delete options](https://support.delta.chat/t/more-message-delete-options/4413): > > Not sure if this is a mutual help or a feature request, but could we get more choices for message deletion? 5 weeks is a little odd, would’ve expected 1 month, but sure, why not, but why nothing between 5 weeks and a year? Seems like one would expect quarterly and semi-annual options. > [@\[UX/UI issue\] "Disappearing Messages" seems to lack the common choices of 3/6/12 months](https://support.delta.chat/t/ux-ui-issue-disappearing-messages-seems-to-lack-the-common-choices-of-3-6-12-months/3392): > > On Telegram, the deletion durations I’ve seen people use are usually either 3 months, 6 months, or 12 months. DeltaChat Desktop doesn’t offer any of these, which is also why I don’t currently use “Disappearing Messages” even though I would usually use them: ---
**Author:** ![Cruft](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/cruft/32/2944_2.png) [@Cruft](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Cruft)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/more-options-for-disappearing-messages/3344/26 "2026-06-15T19:33:14Z")
Ooo, thanks for letting me know. ---
**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/more-options-for-disappearing-messages/3344/27 "2026-10-06T15:41:04Z")
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