The latest iOS update includes an extremely handy feature to clean up the Messages application. You can now set your iPhone to automatically delete the validation codes you receive via SMS after use.
Like many people, you’ve probably secured several of your online accounts by enabling two-factor authentication. As a reminder, this security system consists of requesting a second validation from a user who wants to connect to an online service.
Double authentication can therefore take various forms. Most often, this requires entering a one-time code that you receive via SMS or email to validate a connection. But over time, these messages with codes accumulate in your email inbox. The only problem is that these validation codes arrive in as many conversations as you use double authentication services. Worse still, some online services use different numbers or solutions to issue and send these codes via SMS, leading to even more conversations.
As a result, your conversations with legitimate contacts often end up at the bottom of the list unless you have pinned them. To prevent your SMS inbox from being flooded with these unnecessary conversations, Apple has integrated an option in iOS 17 that automatically deletes these one-time codes after they have been entered. Find out how to do it.
1. Go to Settings
First open the Settings from iOS. Then go to the menu Passwordsthen authenticate to access the dedicated settings.
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2. Change password options
In the iOS password manager, access the corresponding menu Password options. Then scroll through the different options and then under the heading Validation codesmake sure the option Automatically eliminate is activated.
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From now on, every time you enter a validation code received via email or SMS using Autofill, it will automatically be deleted in the message or email.