{"id":32799,"date":"2022-08-02T04:38:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T04:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/how-to-unsend-or-edit-imessages-on-iphone-with-ios-16-in-depth-guide\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T04:38:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T04:38:51","slug":"how-to-unsend-or-edit-imessages-on-iphone-with-ios-16-in-depth-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/how-to-unsend-or-edit-imessages-on-iphone-with-ios-16-in-depth-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Unsend or Edit iMessages on iPhone with iOS 16 [In-Depth Guide]"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the best things about iOS 16 might be the introduction of major improvements to iMessage. Now, if both the sender and recipient are on iOS 16, you get a 15-minute window to edit the message and a 2-minute window to unsend a message.<\/p>\n
This is useful if you misspell a word or mistakenly send the wrong message to the wrong person at the wrong time.<\/p>\n
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However, with iOS 16 still in the early public beta stage, there’s way too much confusion about how this feature works. Seeing this, we have come up with this step-by-step guide that explains everything regarding unsending or editing a text message using iMessage on any iPhone running iOS 16.<\/p>\n
Though you only get a 2-minute window to delete or unsend text, it’s still great over not having this feature entirely. Here’s how you can unsend texts in iMessages:<\/span><\/p>\n Step 1:<\/span><\/strong> Open the Messages app from your iPhone’s home screen or app library.<\/span><\/p>\n Step 2:<\/span><\/strong> Now, go to the messaging thread from where you need to unsend\/delete a message.<\/span><\/p>\n Step 3:<\/span><\/strong> Once inside, tap and hold any message you wish to unsend until you receive haptic feedback alongside an overlay menu.<\/span><\/p>\n Step 4:<\/span><\/strong> From the overlay menu that appears, tap on the ‘Undo Send’ option to unsend the message.<\/span><\/p>\n Unlike the first method, wherein you can entirely delete or Unsend a text message within two minutes, iOS 16 also brings in a longer 15-minute window wherein users can edit the text messages they’ve already sent. Here’s how to do it:<\/span><\/p>\n Step 1:<\/span><\/strong> Open the Messages app from your iPhone’s home screen or app library.<\/span><\/p>\n Step 2:<\/span><\/strong> Go to the messaging thread where you want to edit the sent text.<\/span><\/p>\n Step 3:<\/span><\/strong> Once inside, tap and hold any message you wish to unsend until you receive haptic feedback alongside an overlay menu.<\/span><\/p>\n Step 4:<\/span><\/strong> From the overlay menu that appears, tap on the ‘Edit’ option to edit the sent text message.<\/span><\/p>\n Once you follow these steps, others will still be able to see that you have deleted a message but without knowing what it was. Whereas if the recipient runs an earlier version of iOS, the message sent to their device will not be deleted.<\/span><\/p>\n On the other hand, if you were to edit a text, the recipient will be able to check the edit history by tapping on the \u201cEdited\u201d text that sits below a message. You’re only allowed to make five edits to an individual message.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the best things about iOS 16 might be the introduction of major improvements to iMessage. Now, if both the sender and recipient are on iOS 16, you get a 15-minute window to edit the message and a 2-minute window to unsend a message. This is useful if you misspell a word or mistakenly …<\/p>\nHow to Edit Texts in iMessage<\/h2>\n