

Twitter recently announced it’s testing the ability for users to edit tweets. (AAPL) is playing catchup to platforms such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Gmail, which also offer options to edit or delete messages after they’re sent. SMS messages can’t be unsent or edited either.Īnd the sender must hope the recipient didn’t see a preview of the original message on the lock screen before it was edited or unsent. It works best when the recipient is also using iOS 16 - otherwise they’ll receive an awkward timeline of the changes made. The biggest change to the new iPhone isn't the hardwareīoth users also need to be messaging on Apple devices, so it won’t work for Android exchanges. Therefore, it’s important to choose your edits wisely.īy following these steps, you can easily fix any mistakes or change your mind before sending an iMessage.Subtle but big changes are coming to the iOS lock screen JOHN G MABANGLO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock It’s important to note that there is a time constraint for editing messages – You will have 15 minutes to make changes to a text message, and you can only edit it a total of five times. If one person tries to edit a message while texting someone who is using iOS 15, the recipient will see a notification saying “Edited to ” underneath the original message. The ability to edit an iMessage will only be available if both people are using iOS 16 on their iPhones.

