A new feature in WhatsApp will allow users to change messages within 15 minutes.
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WhatsApp will now allow users to edit messages, replicating functionality offered by other messaging apps such as Telegram and Signal.
In an update announced Monday, Yuan– Owned app says messages can be edited for up to 15 minutes after they are sent.
The new feature is expected to roll out to WhatsApp’s roughly 2 billion users in the next few weeks.
“From correcting a simple typo to adding extra context to messages, we’re excited to give you more control over your chats,” the company wrote in a statement. blog post on Monday.
“All you need to do is long press on the sent message and select ‘Edit’ from the menu after up to 15 minutes,” it added.
WhatsApp has launched a new feature that allows users to edit messages within 15 minutes of sending them.
The changed message will appear as “Edited”, notifying the recipient that the change has been made. However, they won’t see how the message is adjusted.
Several rival messaging apps, such as Signal and Telegram, already offer message editing. Meanwhile, Twitter is also offering subscribers to its Twitter Blue service a 30-minute window to edit messages.
Meta, which also owns Facebook and Instagram, is known for its efforts in recent years to copy rival apps — some more useful than others.
In 2013, the company enjoyed widespread success after launching Instagram Stories in 2016, following a failed attempt to buy temporary photo app Snapchat.However, later efforts to replicate the neighborhood messaging app next door and celebrity video apps relief were terminated by the company.
The company is now It is said Prepare to launch Twitter copy as early as June, focusing on “creators and public figures.”