WhatsApp now lets you edit your messaging nightmares – here’s how to do it
You have 15 minutes to clean up your typos and misspellings
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WhatsAppis saving you from those awkward spelling mistakes and missing commas by giving you the power to edit messages - within limits.
We first saw inklings of this update in alate Marchbeta. The feature didn’t work at the time, but there were some clues hinting at how it would function. From the looks of things, not much has changed since then.
To fix a text,Meta statesyou need to first long-press a sent message and then select Edit from the menu that appears. Users have 15 minutes to make their corrections. Texts cannot be changed past the time limit, forcing you to live with the typos you made (or you can just send a new text).
Messages that have been altered will display ‘Edited’ right next to them, making it clear to others in a chat that some corrections have been made. It all works similarly to iMessage editing oniOS 16.WhatsApp, however, will not save any sort of edit history, meaning others won’t be able to see previous versions of texts.
Editable messages are currently “rolling out to users globally and will be available to everyone in the coming weeks” so keep an eye out for the new patch. We asked Meta if there are any other restrictions. For example, on iOS 16 users can only make up to five edits to a text within a 15-minute window. This story will be updated at a later time.
A very busy month
WhatsApp has had quite a busy month as the platform has seen multiple updates in a short amount of time. Just last week, the app gained aChat Lock tool, ensuring your private conversation stays private which can be useful if you’re using a shared phone. Before that, we saw theintroduction of single-vote polls“to stop people from skewing [results] with multiple votes.”
As for the near future, it appears Meta will soon launch a “password reminder feature for end-to-end encrypted backups”,according to a recent post from WABetaInfo. The app will ask you to verify the password so you’ll always have access to the backup in the event you forget your login credentials. This particular update will be rolling out to both Android and iOS “over the coming weeks.”
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Cesar Cadenas has been writing about the tech industry for several years now specializing in consumer electronics, entertainment devices, Windows, and the gaming industry. But he’s also passionate about smartphones, GPUs, and cybersecurity.
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