LIFESTYLE NEWS - Instant messaging service WhatsApp is testing a feature that will allow users to withdraw text messages within five minutes of sending them.
Currently, you can delete messages, but ironically they are only deleted on your phone and not on the phone you sent them to.
Now, in the near future, you will have a 5-minute window in which to delete that text you sent to your boss by mistake…
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging giant, is testing a “delete for everyone” feature. It is important to note that this is not live yet and only available to certain key beta testers.
WhatsApp will soon allow you to delete messages
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WhatsApp is testing a feature that will allow users to withdraw text messages within five minutes of sending them.
Posted on: 12:00 Tue, 19 September 2017
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