Deleting a message already sent in WhatsApp is possible , it is a function that was implemented in the application some time ago, in the next article we will tell you how you can delete a message sent before your other contact can read it .
When this function is implemented in WhatsApp, applications such as Telegram already had them available , so we can take as the function of deleting messages has been an inspiration from WhatsApp to Telegram by copying this function.
The function of deleting messages in WhatsApp can be very useful in some cases , for example, if we have the wrong recipient and we want to delete the message, or we have written the message wrong and we want to delete it to send it corrected.
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Delete a message before being read
As we have said before, WhatsApp has the function of being able to delete a message when we have sent it, but we must take into account some disadvantages:
- The message cannot be deleted after exactly 4,096 seconds , that is, approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.
- When we delete the message, the following message will appear instead of the message :
Now we will go on to see how we can delete a message sent on WhatsApp before the other contact has read it, although we have to tell you that it will be of little use to delete a message if the other person has already read it. To delete a message follow these steps:
- Press and hold on the message you want to delete (as long as it is within the 68 minutes that WhatsApp allows to delete them).
- Now hit the trash can icon .
- A window will appear in which we can choose several options, but we will have to choose the option “Delete for all” , this will cause the message to be deleted.
- Now the message will be deleted, but another message will appear in its place “You deleted this message” for the person who sent it and the following message for the person who received it “This message has been deleted” .
Therefore, deleting a message will sometimes be of little help, because the other person will know that we have sent a message even if they do not know the content of the message , but they will know that it was accidentally or that we have regretted it. write it out.
Despite this, it will be a way to avoid prying eyes, on the other hand we can send another message again in the event that the one we have deleted was an error or we wanted to edit it.
Activate temporary WhatsApp messages
There is another function that the app has copied from Telegram and that is the temporary messages on WhatsApp , and that on our website we tell you everything about them, but in this article we will give you a brief summary.
Temporary WhatsApp messages can be activated individually in any of our contacts, but you should know that they will only be deleted after 7 days. To activate the temporary messages of WhatsApp you will have to follow these steps:
- Access the contact you want to activate messages from.
- Visit their profile and look for the option “Temporary messages” .
- Now when you activate them you will have a conversation where all messages after 7 days will be deleted.
You must bear in mind that these messages, even if they are deleted, can be read, they can be captured and they can be forwarded to any of their contacts before 7 days, as they will be deleted.
Now that you know how to delete WhatsApp messages that have already been sent and before the other contact has read them , you just have to put it to the test and see the reaction of many of them, as more than a few responses will surprise you.
