Setting how long you have to touch to delete You can delete items, such as notes, quickfire messages, abbreviations, messages, etc., by long pressing on them. You can set how long you need to press the item before you are prompted with a message to delete it. Press . Select Display > Touchscreen. Select Long press = Delete. Choose one of the following options: Off After 2 seconds After 3 seconds After 4 seconds Confirm with .