How to Edit or Unsend an iMessage on iPhone

Starting from iOS 16 Software Version, you can EDIT or UNSEND an iMessage after it is sent.

Edit iMessage

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In a iMessage Conversation to Edit an iMessage, touch and hold a message untill the menu appears

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Tap on Edit

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You can make edit or even re-edit the entire message

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Once edit is done, just tap on the check-mark at the right of the message

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You can edit an message within 15 minutes after sending the original message

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And the same message can be edited upto five times

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You and recipient can view the edit history, if you both using iOS 16

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Just tap edited below the message, to view what changes were made

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Tap hide edits to return to the conversation

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UNSEND an iMessage

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Need to unsend an iMessage, you can make a message disappear within 2 minutes of sending it, as long as the receipient is also using iOS 16, the message will disappear for them too.

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Just touch and hold the message untill the menu appears

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And tap Undo Send

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