It’s a feature that users have been practically begging for forever. It’s a feature that has been rumoured as being in the works for quite some time, and tested for a number of months. Now it has finally arrived. You can, at long last, delete sent messages in WhatsApp thanks to
It’s a feature that users have been practically begging for forever. It’s a feature that has been rumoured as being in the works for quite some time, and tested for a number of months. Now it has finally arrived. You can, at long last, delete sent messages in WhatsApp thanks to “Delete for everyone.”
Whether you’ve sent a message in anger, under the influence, or just by mistake, there are numerous reasons for wanting to erase a message you’ve sent. While the ability to recall or revoke messages will be welcomed, it may well not go quite as far as people had been hoping.
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There are two key limitations to the feature. The first is that it is not possible to secretly delete a message. While the text of a message can be erased, the recipient — or former recipient — will be able to see that the message has been deleted. The second thing to bear in mind is that there is a time limit for the deletion of messages — and it’s just seven minutes.
Over on the WhatsApp help pages, the feature is explained:
The feature is rolling out to all users right now.
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