WhatsApp to allow users to edit messages within 15 minutes

WhatsApp says it volition let users to edit messages, successful a determination that volition spot it lucifer a diagnostic offered by competitors similar Telegram and Signal.

The steadfast says messages tin beryllium edited for up to 15 minutes aft being sent.

The instant-messaging work is portion of US exertion elephantine Meta, which besides owns Facebook and Instagram.

The diagnostic volition made beryllium disposable to WhatsApp's 2 cardinal users successful the coming weeks. It counts India arsenic its largest market, with 487 cardinal users.

"From correcting a elemental misspelling to adding other discourse to a message, we're excited to bring you much power implicit your chats," the messaging work said successful a blog station connected Monday.

"All you request to bash is long-press connected a sent connection and take 'Edit' from the paper for up to 15 minutes after," it added.

Edited messages volition beryllium tagged arsenic "edited", truthful recipients are alert that the contented has been changed.

However, they volition not beryllium shown however the connection has been tweaked implicit time.

WhatsApp's announcement came aft the diagnostic was offered by messaging services Telegram and Signal.

The edit relation was introduced by societal media level Facebook astir a decennary ago.

Around that time, Facebook revealed that much than fractional its users accessed the tract connected mobile phones, which are much prone to typing errors.

On Facebook, updates that are modified are marked arsenic edited. A past of the edits is besides disposable for users to view.

Last year, Elon Musk's societal media level Twitter said it was giving its paying subscribers the quality to edit their tweets.

Tweets tin beryllium edited a fewer times successful the 30 minutes aft posting.

"You should beryllium capable to enactment successful the speech successful a mode that makes consciousness to you and we'll support moving connected ways that marque it consciousness effortless to bash conscionable that," the level added.