Sent a chat message with a typo or sent one by mistake? No problem! 😊
You can edit or delete your most recent message for a short time after sending it.
When Can I Edit or Delete a Message?
You can edit or delete a message when all of the following apply:
It's a message you sent.
It's the most recent message in the conversation.
It was sent within the last 2 minutes.
Note: The option goes away as soon as another message is sent in that conversation — by you or the other person — even if it's been less than 2 minutes.
Edit a Message
Open the chat conversation.
Find your most recent message and tap or click the ⋮ (More Options) menu.
Select Edit.
Update your message and save it.
The updated message is visible to everyone in the conversation and is labeled (edited) under the timestamp. The chat preview and message notification are also updated to reflect the edited message.
Delete a Message
Open the chat conversation.
Find your most recent message and tap or click the ⋮ (More Options) menu.
Select Delete.
The message will be replaced with This message was deleted in the conversation. Both you and the other person will see this placeholder, and the original message will no longer be visible.
Good to Know
Deleting a message removes the original text from the conversation, but the other person may have already seen it or received it in a push or email notification.
Once the 2-minute window passes or another message is sent, you can no longer edit or delete the message. If you need to correct something after that, send a follow-up message.
Attachments follow the message. Deleting a message also removes its attachments from the conversation view.
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