WhatsApp has begun testing a characteristic that permits customers to edit despatched messages on the most recent beta model of its Net app. The Meta-owned messaging service was beforehand noticed engaged on a pop-up alert that knowledgeable customers after a message was edited. Now, the flexibility to switch a textual content message after it has been despatched has been rolled out to some beta testers. In the intervening time, customers have a brief length after a message is distributed earlier than modifying is disabled.
Model 2.2319.9 of WhatsApp Net comes with a brand new characteristic, in accordance with WhatsApp characteristic tracker WABetaInfo. Customers who’re operating this model of the WhatsApp Net consumer will see a brand new motion Edit message on the right-click menu. It’s value noting that the flexibility to edit messages is presently restricted to textual content messages.
Customers will solely have quarter-hour to edit a message after it has been despatched, in accordance with particulars shared by the characteristic tracker. You possibly can edit a message a number of instances, and modifying messages works in chats and in teams, WABetaInfo says.
Customers have as much as 5 minutes to edit a message after it has been despatched
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It’s value noting that when iOS 16 was launched final 12 months, Apple launched the flexibility to edit texts despatched by way of the Messages app inside quarter-hour, however every textual content can solely be edited 5 instances.
Whereas the flexibility to edit messages is presently solely out there on the most recent beta model of WhatsApp Net, the characteristic tracker claims that the characteristic is more likely to make its technique to the beta variations of WhatsApp for Android and iOS quickly. WABetaInfo says that an alert informing customers {that a} message has been edited has been noticed on WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.10.10, including that that is in all probability the ultimate step earlier than the characteristic is rolled out for testing.
WhatsApp lately rolled out a variety of options together with the flexibility to create single-vote polls, seek for polls in chats through the use of filters, and obtain notifications when group members vote on a ballot. Customers may also ahead media together with exiting captions, or take away these captions whereas forwarding messages from one chat to a different. They’ll additionally add captions to paperwork, in accordance with the messaging service.
