California: WhatsApp has given users one of its most awaited features – the ability to edit messages.
“For those moments when you make a mistake or simply change your mind, you can now edit your sent messages on WhatsApp,” the messaging app owned by Meta Platforms Inc said in a blog post on Monday.
Senders will be able to modify their messages within 15 minutes of sending, with the feature being rolled out globally in the coming weeks.
The function can be accessed by long-pressing the message and selecting “Edit” in the drop-down menu. The edited message will have the label “Edited” without showing the edit history.
Competing apps such as Telegram and Signal already allow users to edit messages, while microblogging site Twitter last year introduced the ability to edit tweets for select users.
(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamanath)
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