WhatsApp now lets you EDIT your messages – but there’s a huge catch
- WhatsApp has launched a new Edit software at present for customers worldwide
- However, you can solely edit your message as much as 15 minutes after sending it
We’ve all been there – you hearth off a fast message on WhatsApp solely to find it is plagued by typos.
But the times of sending a comply with-up explaining what you actually meant are lastly a factor of the previous, because of WhatsApp’s newest characteristic.
The Meta-owned messsaging app has launched an Edit button.
‘For the moments when you make a mistake, or just change your thoughts, you can now edit your despatched messages,’ WhatsApp mentioned in a weblog put up.
However, there’s a huge catch – you can solely edit your message as much as 15 minutes after sending it, after which level it is there to remain.
WhatsApp has launched an edit button for the moments when you make a mistake, or just change your thoughts
WhatsApp introduced the brand new software in a weblog put up this afternoon.
‘From correcting a easy misspelling to including further context to a message, we’re excited to carry you extra management over your chats,’ it mentioned.
To use the brand new software, merely lengthy-press on a despatched message and select ‘Edit’ from the menu.
Edited messages will show ‘edited’ alongside them, so your mates will pay attention to the correction, though they will not have the ability to see the edit historical past.
‘As with all private messages, media and calls, your messages and the edits you make are protected by finish-to-finish encryption,’ WhatsApp added.
Meta founder, Mark Zuckerberg, additionally posted concerning the new characteristic, writing on his Facebook web page: ‘You can now edit your WhatsApp messages as much as 15 minutes after they’re despatched!’
Several excited customers have replied to specific their delight on the new characteristic.
Edited messages will show ‘edited’ alongside them, so your mates will pay attention to the correction, though they will not have the ability to see the edit historical past
‘Sounds good. Thanks for bettering the service,’ one wrote.
Another added: ‘Very useful particularly when sending to teams.’
And one joked: ‘I as soon as texted my supervisor “Good morning Madman” as a substitute of Good morning Madam, and I did not realise on time.
‘She despatched me a screenshot 10 days later! This is useful..’
The edit software has began rolling out to customers globally and shall be out there to everybody within the coming weeks.
