If your fast fingers have played more than one trick on you in messaging services, the new function of Facebook Messenger it could soothe you in those moments of unexpected trouble. The social network has announced changes to its instant messaging service, now allowing the possibility of delete a sent message.
How long can you delete a Facebook Messenger message?
The company has indicated that users will have a period of 10 minutes to delete the message, so, if that period is exceeded, they must swallow their own words (pun intended). This message deletion function will be available in both individual chats and group chats, and will allow us to delete the message sent in two ways:
- delete for you: The message will be deleted only on your phone, so your chat window will stop showing it. However, the other person on the other end will still have the message on their screen.
- Delete for all: Your sent message will disappear completely, and all users will see a message informing that a message has been deleted. You will not leave clues of your missteps, but there will be indications of it.
We remind you again that the message can only be deleted as long as less than 10 minutes have passed, so forget about deleting past conversations and old outbursts. You will not be able to do anything about your past.
To delete a message you just have to press and hold the balloon you want to make disappear. A will appear menu with options to copy, delete or forward, and it will be there where you can send to a better life the message that you want to make disappear. Confirm if you want it delete only on your phone or on the phone of all chat contacts, and confirm the process.
Available on iOS and Android
The new function has begun to roll out to users around the world and is available both in the Facebook Messenger application for iOS as in the Android. It is a function that many users were missing, since today it is a utility that is present in most messaging services, be it Telegram or the very same WhatsApp, which curiously belongs to Facebook itself. This feature will make it possible to offer greater flexibility to users in the event of an error, especially those with business accounts who run their business from the social network.
In case of giving a wrong answer to a client, the user can quickly correct the error without fear of causing a bad impression to the user on the other side of the chat, so we take into account the weight that Facebook currently has in the social relations of the people, a small margin of correction does not hurt anyone.