If you have an iPhone 8 or later, you probably already updated to iOS 16. Modern operating systems have many new security features that should be used.
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One of the most notable features of iOS 16 is the ability to edit and unsend text messages. Not as clear as it seems. This is the truth.
Myth: If you unsend a text, the recipient will never know.
Reality: Recipients receive notifications.
Yes, you can undo sent messages, but that’s not all. The unsend feature works only with iMessage (iPhone to iPhone). When Recipients must be running iOS 16.
If you unsend a message to a user running an older version of iOS, they will still see the message and receive a notification about it.
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If you decide to unsend a message, please note the following:
- You can withdraw a message only within 2 minutes after sending.
- Recipients can read the message before unsending it.
- When you unsend a message, it disappears from the recipient’s screen, but they are notified that you have unsent it.
Now that you know how it works, here’s how to unsend a message.
- During an iMessage conversation, long press the message I want to cancel the transmission.
- Tap Cancel Send.
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Myth: Recipients don’t know when you edit the text.
Reality: As you can imagine, they get notifications.
Editing text follows the same rules. Yes, but it only works with iMessage and both iPhones must be running iOS 16.
If you edit a message you sent to someone running an older version of iOS, they’ll see all your edits on their screen. When They get notified of your edits.
As you edit your message, keep the following in mind:
- You have 15 minutes to edit the text.
- You can edit your message up to 5 times.
- Recipients can read the message before editing it.
- Recipients can tap an edited message to view the edit history.
Method is as follows.
- During an iMessage conversation, long press the message I want to edit
- Tap edit Make your changes.
- Tap. blue check mark when you are done.
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Myth: If you delete text, it disappears.
Reality: These deleted messages will remain for some time.
When you delete a text thread, it’s stored in the recently deleted message files folder on your iPhone for 30 days. You can restore it on the fly or delete it permanently. This means anyone who knows your passcode can see your deleted messages.
The good news is: unsent text messages are No Appears in the recently deleted messages file.
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Here’s how to delete or restore recently deleted messages:
- open message app and tap edit It’s on the top left.
- Tap Show recently deleted View messages marked for deletion.
- Select a message and tap to delete it instantly erase > delete message.
- Select messages and tap to restore recovery > recover message.
- can tap Delete all Also recover all Click at the bottom of the screen to apply these actions to all deleted messages.
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