WhatsApp, the most widely used messaging platform, has taken another step towards improving your conversation experience. It has introduced a message recall feature called Delete For All to make it easier for you to prevent the recipient from reading the messages you sent incorrectly. Now you have the option to delete messages in the chat window not only for yourself, but also for the recipient of these messages. So, let’s see how you can save yourself and delete messages that you did not intend to send to someone.
Use the ‘Delete For Everyone’ Feature on WhatsApp
note: Tried the recall features on my OnePlus 5 running Oxygen OS (Android 7.1) and Nexus 5X running Android Oreo 8.1 on WhatsApp v 2.17.400 Beta.
Let’s say you accidentally texted someone on WhatsApp and realized it wasn’t for them. Don’t worry. Here are the steps you need to follow to delete a message for everyone in a chat, whether it’s an individual or group chat:
1. Open the chat window and long press on wrongly sent messages to choose them. You will now see a familiar set of buttons at the top of the chat window. “to deleteto open the pop-up window where you will select the ” button “Delete For All” Option to retract messages you sent.
2. In doing so, the text inside the message bubble in WhatsApp is replaced with “.This message has been deleted“for the buyer. And a “You deleted this message” label on your screen.
3. If you want to delete messages for yourself only, you can do so by tapping the “ icon.Delete For MePress the ” button in the same pop-up window.
With the ability to delete sent messages for everyone, you can now save yourself the embarrassment of sending messages to the unintended person.
Things to Know About the Recall Feature in WhatApp
You may have already learned how the ‘Delete for Everyone’ feature works, but there are a few other signs to keep in mind before trying to send and recall any messages:
1. WhatsApp does not give you complete freedom to delete messages for everyone at any time. you just have Take action 7 minutes after sending the message and select Delete For Everyone. choice. Once that time period is up, you can no longer recall sent messages.
2. The most important thing is ‘Delete for Everyone’ it only works when the buyer is using the latest version WhatsApp that supports the feature in question.
3. Message recall feature won’t work for text messages only but it’s also said to be compatible with images, GIFs, voice memos, contact cards, location, documents, status replies, and more. Also, messages work in both group chats and individual chats. There is currently no support for recalling quoted messages. =
4. Delete For All action it also makes message notifications disappear. You don’t have to worry about recipients reading your texts, even in notifications. They will be replaced with the same ‘This message has been deleted’ tag.
5. Message recall feature cannot be used for messages sent in broadcast lists.
6. Message recall feature is available for iOS, Android and Windows users. that means you Recall messages sent to Symbian phones and BlackBerry phones does not workso you have to be careful not to accidentally message them.
Telegram, WhatsApp’s fiercest competitor, has had the recall feature for months, but its implementation is a bit different. When you delete messages sent to your recipient in Telegram, all selected messages disappear from the conversation. The same does not apply to WhatsApp as you read above.
Personally, I’m not a big fan of the Telegram app as it leaves no traces of messages sent in the chat window for both the sender and receiver. I believe it is important to replace sent messages with the “deleted message” label, as it at least assures the recipient that some message(s) has been sent to them. This is not possible in Telegram due to its heavy focus on user privacy.
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Easily Recall WhatsApp Messages
We’ve been waiting for the message recall feature to come out for months, and it looks like WhatsApp has finally surrendered. It will make it easier for you to cover up your mistake while preventing the message content from being read by the wrong person. The recall feature is spreading quite slowly and is available to certain users. You can expect the Delete For Everyone feature to reach every WhatsApp user in a few days. If you already got the Delete For Everyone feature, let us know in the comments section below.
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