WhatsApp’s new characteristic will allow users to alter their messages for a 15-minute window.
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WhatsApp will now allow users to edit messages, replicating a characteristic supplied by different messaging apps, reminiscent of Telegram and Signal.
In an replace introduced Monday, the Meta-owned app mentioned that messages may very well be edited for up to 15 minutes after being despatched.
The new characteristic is anticipated to roll out to WhatsApp’s roughly 2 billion users throughout the coming weeks.
“From correcting a easy misspelling to including further context to a message, we’re excited to deliver you extra management over your chats,” the corporate wrote in a blog post Monday.
“All you want to do is long-press on a despatched message and select ‘Edit’ from the menu for up to fifteen minutes after,” it added.
WhatsApp has launched a brand new characteristic, which permits users to edit their messages inside 15 minutes of sending.
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Altered messages will present up as “edited,” notifying recipients {that a} change has been made. They will, nevertheless, not be proven how the message has been adjusted.
Several competitor messaging apps reminiscent of Signal and Telegram already supply message enhancing options. Meanwhile, Twitter additionally provides a 30-minute message enhancing window to the subscribers of its Twitter Blue service.
Meta, which additionally owns Facebook and Instagram, has been famous for its efforts to replicate competitor apps over current years — some to higher avail than others.
In 2013, the corporate launched Instagram Stories in 2016 to broad success, following its failed try to buy ephemeral photograph app Snapchat. However, later efforts to copy neighborhood communication app Nextdoor and movie star video app Cameo have been each terminated by the enterprise.
The firm is now reportedly making ready to launch a Twitter duplicate as early as June, with a deal with “creators and public figures.”