Self Deleting Text Messages

Self Deleting Text Messages
How to send self deleting SMS according to a computer hacking website that reports "this technique is called SAFE-TEXT. It's a technique where a message destroys itself after being read."

Before proceeding further there are several matters worth mentioning.

Sent flash SMS text messages are not automatically saved and thus delete after opening and closing the message

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