How to edit or unsend an iMessage in iOS 16.
Edit or unsend an iMessage in iOS 16.
- Long-press on the message.
- On the drop-down menu, tap Undo Send.
- The message will immediately disappear (in a rather pretty “poof”) and will be grayed out on your iMessage screen, with “You unsent a message” under it.
In the first public beta of this feature, you were allowed 15 minutes to unsend your message. However, that has been changed to two minutes, after which the option will disappear from the drop-down menu.
To change the message in iOS 16
- Long-press on the message.
- On the drop-down menu, tap Edit.
- Edit your message and tap the check mark to the right of the message to send the correction. (Or tap the “x” to the left of the message if you’ve changed your mind about changing the text.)
- If you want to see all of your edits, tap on the small Edited link below the message. You can then tap on Hide Edits in order to just see the last message.
You have a little more time to edit a message — a full 15 minutes. If you long-press on your message after 15 minutes have passed, then the Edit option will no longer be on the menu. But there’s one more limitation: you can only edit it up to five times; after that, the Edit option in the drop-down menu disappears.