There is currently no way to delete questions or answers in the iOS app, even with the required Trusted User privilege. We can edit and vote, but not delete.
Can this option please be added to the app?
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Think it's dupe of this one as it's cross app request, dependant on the API to support it first.– Shadow WizardCommented Feb 11, 2014 at 22:22
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Possibly. I could suggest the linked question add ios-app tag, but the date of implementation may be different, so it seems an isolated feature request.– mhlesterCommented Feb 11, 2014 at 23:37
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I defer to the developers to weigh in on how they want these issues posted. One big one to stay concise, or different ones as a metric of priority– mhlesterCommented Feb 11, 2014 at 23:39
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Yeah, guess we better leave it as two separate requests.– Shadow WizardCommented Feb 11, 2014 at 23:41
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@ShadowWizard The API does have the necessary method (at least now)– Tim StoneCommented Feb 11, 2014 at 23:45
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2@TimStone oh, so it's bit weird they didn't add such option yet, isn't it?– Shadow WizardCommented Feb 11, 2014 at 23:46
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@ShadowWizard Yeah, I don't know what the reason is, at least for the Android app. I assume the iOS app just needs more time to get that less commonly used functionality in place.– Tim StoneCommented Feb 11, 2014 at 23:51
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Posting them separately is fine.– Ben CollinsCommented Jun 4, 2014 at 16:55
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@boltclock, they're flagging for you to delete their answers for them when they could just do that from their browser? gawd.– mhlesterCommented Jul 9, 2014 at 6:59
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1@mhlester: To be fair, if you're posting from mobile, chances are you don't have immediate access to a desktop browser. And switching to the mobile site just to delete answers is cumbersome. Reviewers aren't all that smart either - leaving canned comments without paying any attention to context.– BoltClock's a UnicornCommented Jul 9, 2014 at 7:03
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Taking another look at this.– Arie LitovskyCommented Dec 26, 2014 at 19:14
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Well played @ShadowWizard– mhlesterCommented Apr 16, 2015 at 18:51
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I can only hope– mhlesterCommented Apr 16, 2015 at 18:52
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1Taking another look at this ;)– Kasra Rahjerdi StaffModCommented Apr 16, 2015 at 20:00
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@ShadowWizard I guess we're blind? It's already there!– mhlesterCommented Apr 16, 2015 at 20:20
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You can delete your own answers or questions. Unfortunately, the API doesn't provide a way to do general deletion, so we can't get it in the app yet.
Apologies for the delay here -- I have recently moved over to working on the Careers team, so this question was orphaned for a bit.
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Um, how did you go back in time and insert it in the build I already have installed?– mhlesterCommented Apr 16, 2015 at 20:19
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2It was there all along. Or "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Commented Apr 16, 2015 at 20:20
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i cannot delete my own answer (we’ll certainly i can’t find a way to do it). i’m told i need to join the stack. why can i answer a question without joining a particular stack but not delete my own (accidental) answer. i meant it as a comment in response to another comment not an answer Commented Oct 24, 2019 at 22:58