Use WhatsApp to edit your sent messages and correct those careless errors.
Have you recently sent a WhatsApp message that contained an obnoxious typo? You may amend the message to correct any typos in your wording, so don’t worry. To learn how to edit your WhatsApp messages, refer to this instruction.
What to Know About Editing Sent Messages on WhatsApp
You should be aware of the guidelines and restrictions associated with this tool before learning how to edit a message on WhatsApp. First of all, a message can only be edited within 15 minutes of being sent.
Second, a revision history of your edits is not saved by WhatsApp. Rather, a label that shows next to a message will be the only way the receiver knows that it has been altered. Additionally, while modifying a message, you cannot fully remove it.
A message sent in a vanishing chat can also be edited. WhatsApp allows you to preserve vanishing messages, but it does not allow you to view the history of edits made to a message. It should be noted that you can only alter messages that you have sent; messages that you have received cannot be edited.
Finally, mass editing is not possible—you can only change a single sent WhatsApp message at a time. However, if the 15-minute deadline for editing messages hasn’t passed, you can go back and change each outgoing message individually.
How to Edit a Sent Message on WhatsApp for Android or iPhone
On WhatsApp, you can edit messages that you’ve sent in both group and private conversations. The procedures are comparable for iOS and Android.
You can modify your WhatsApp message by doing the following:
1. To edit the message you just sent, open the relevant WhatsApp conversation.
2. To edit a message, long press on it.
3. Choose the pencil icon from the toolbar above on an Android device. From the menu that displays on your iPhone, choose Edit. The sent message is currently editable.
4. To verify that you have made changes to the message, tap the tick next to the textbox.
Once the message is sent, any revisions will be included in an amended label. Keep in mind that once a document or piece of media is sent in a WhatsApp discussion, it cannot be edited. On the other hand, media captions can be changed before sending them to another WhatsApp conversation.
How to Edit a Sent Message on WhatsApp Web or Desktop
Additionally, you can edit a WhatsApp message that you sent through the desktop app or WhatsApp Web.
The steps to edit your message are as follows:
1. To edit a message, open the WhatsApp conversation in which it was sent.
2. Select Edit after clicking the tiny downward-pointing arrow next to the message you submitted.
3. Make any necessary edits to the message using the dialogue window that appears.
4. To verify the edit, hit Enter or choose the checkbox adjacent to the text field.
These days, almost all widely used messaging systems, including WhatsApp, allow you to edit the texts you’ve sent. This tool comes in handy for swiftly correcting typos and other careless errors. But keep in mind that you have 15 minutes to complete all of the adjustments. Your only choice once this window of time closes is to remove the text and send a fresh one.