The timer is fairly brief at 5 seconds, although

WhatsApp took its time, however in 2017, it lastly obtained round to adding the ability to revoke sent messages for everyone. Besides deleting a message for everybody, WhatsApp additionally gives an choice to delete a message only for your self. If you’re a heavy WhatsApp person, it’s essential to have gotten right into a state of affairs the place you unintentionally pressed the Delete for me button as a substitute of the Delete for everybody choice. In a better-late-than-never transfer, WhatsApp is introducing an Accidental Delete characteristic that allows you to undo delete a message you unintentionally revoked only for your self.

The messaging service was first spotted working on this feature in August 2022, with the characteristic being accessible to pick out customers on its beta channel. When you unintentionally delete a message for your self, a floating snackbar notification will seem for five seconds with the Undo button. Select the choice to revive the message after which delete it for everybody. WhatsApp is presently not offering an choice to undo deleting a message that you simply revoke from everybody in a chat.

Admittedly, the five-second window won’t be ample in some circumstances, however WhatsApp might tweak this time restrict sooner or later. After all, the service initially solely allowed deleting a message inside seven minutes of sending it, however the restrict was bumped to 60 hours earlier this 12 months.

The Accidental Delete characteristic in WhatsApp is already making its option to customers on the steady channel on Android, iPhone, and desktop. This is the third main enchancment WhatsApp has rolled out to its platform this month. At the start of December, customizable Avatars made their debut on WhatsApp. This was adopted by some voice and video name enhancements, with support for up to 32 people in a group video call and the ability to mute individual callers.