- Aug 17, 2014
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Probably, editing is possible only within 15 min after you posted the last message...Nice This is a good step but I do worry about conversations being edited long after you have sent messages. Good to cover up mistakes *ahem*
WhatsApp will let you edit messages within a 15-minute window- gHacks Tech News
WhatsApp finally adds an option to edit a message. But you only have 15 minutes to fix typos in your texts.
www.ghacks.net
The feature is a welcome on, but there's a catch. You may only edit messages in WhatsApp within a 15-minute window, beyond which the option will not be available. A message that you edited will be marked with an "edited" tag next to a time-stamp, to indicate that the text was modified by the sender. The app will not display the edit history in the chat, so don't worry, your contact won't be able to see your typo. You may edit a message multiple times.
If you forget to edit a message within 15 minutes of sending it, you can always choose to delete it. The delete option also has a time-limit, but it's a lot more generous, you have until 60 hours to remove it. The issue with deleting a message is that WhatsApp will leave a remnant that says "You deleted this message", so others in the chat will know you deleted something, though they won't be able to see the content. That's why the option to edit messages will be a better option to fix typos, it's a cleaner way to fix your mistakes, and you won't have to retype or copy/paste the rest of the message.