How to delete a WhatsApp message that you have sent

We've all found ourselves in that situation where we unintentionally we have sent a message that we did not want, especially through WhatsApp, the most widely used smartphone messaging application today. Small errors can get us into trouble, either due to typing errors or messages whose content is the result of a fit.

It may be that we just sent it to the right person and later regretted it, or we sent the message to the wrong person.

Upon realizing it, the first seconds can be paralyzing and we can feel a great discomfort, especially if what we have sent is compromised, since we understand that this message can cause conflicts. To avoid this, The new version of WhatsApp allows you to delete messages already sent. The only problem is that there are still a few weeks left before it comes out.

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How to delete a WhatsApp message that has not reached the recipient?

If you have sent a message and have seen that you already have a double blue click on your device

Don't be nervous, spend your energy thinking of a good excuse or just being honest. Sometimes sincerity is the best option...

Now, if you are lucky enough to realize that the person you sent the text to was not the recipient you had thought to send him the message, you still have the opportunity to correct the mistake and save your dignity when it is in serious danger. In these cases you will like to know that do you have an emergency solution, but you must act extremely quickly.

In some portal I have been able to read that they advise to block the contact to whom you have sent the wrong message immediately, as long as the message has not yet reached the recipient. This causes the message to be lost, and you can then reinstate the person you just removed and blocked. In my opinion, this is a disproportionate measure and, in reality, to delete a message that has not been sent, the steps to follow are not very complicated.

Differences between Android and IOS

Now you should know that depending on the operating system, there is a difference when performing this action. If you have sent the message and it only has one click, in the case of an Android device, you just have to go to the conversation and hold down the message you want to delete. This will cause it to be marked in blue.

Then you have to press the trash can icon and... that's it! Your message is deleted. If you delete the message in this way but it has already reached the recipient, the only thing that will happen is that it will be deleted from the conversation on your cell phone, but not the recipient's phone.

In IOS the procedure is similar, what happens is that once you hold down the message and give it to delete, the trash can appears where you must send the message that you want to disappear from your our mobile.

The key is to react on time

Both actions are possible both for messages sent in an individual conversation and in a group conversation. The important thing is to realize quickly to be able to react in time. The procedure to delete a sent Whatsapp message is not difficult, but Knowing how to delete it previously can allow us to act in time.

If, once sent, we decide to search Google for a way to delete a message that has just been sent but that still has not reached the addressee, we run a serious risk that the message will already have two clicks when we want delete it. Time is against us and, therefore, it is necessary to act quickly to avoid greater evils. Keep in mind that the fact that you have to act quickly is not changed by a software modification.

How to delete a message when it has already been sent?

Unfortunately, we do not always realize in time that the message we have sent was not for the correct person. As said, currently it is not possible to delete messages that have already been sent, but this will change shortly.

Just a few weeks ago, the Twitter account WABetaInfo, which reports on the new version of WhatsApp that is about to see the light, published that the latest beta version of the messaging service (a test version) has with the possibility of deleting messages that have already been sent and that have arrived to the recipient.

To do this, the updated version will have a "Revoke" button, an option that will allow people to delete a message even though it has been sent. When the user presses this button, the message will be deleted from their device, and in the case of the recipient, the following message will appear: "The sender has canceled the message". The new function allows delete text messages, audio and audiovisual content on the recipient's phone. For many it is salvation.

The end of compromising messages

Today it is common to interact through social networks and the internet. We spend long hours interacting with other people through smartphones, which have even revolutionized the way we flirt.

In fact, a very common practice, which is not only practiced by young people, is "sexting", that is, sending messages with intimate content. On many occasions, these messages can be very compromising. Thanks to this option it will be possible to delete the messages that, after sending them, we regret sharing.

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