PHEW! You Can Soon ‘Unsend’ Messages on Facebook Chat

Facebook has announced that they’re introducing an ‘unsend’ feature, which will allow users to quickly delete a message they regret.

The new feature was revealed in update 192.0 for iOS on Wednesday.

“Coming soon: Remove a message from a chat thread after it’s been sent,” the update reads.

“If you accidentally send the wrong photo, incorrect information, or message the wrong thread, you can easily correct it by removing the message within 10 minutes of sending it.”

The feature is believed to be similar to that of Instagram direct message, which lets people tap and hold on the message they wish to remove, and then select Unsend.

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Phew! That will be a big relief.

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27 Comments

- - serotonin said
  - 06 Jun 2019
    9:44 pm
It shows the other person that you deleted a message. And it’s too bad if they’ve already seen it, 10 minutes or not.

- - skbou said
  - 11 Jan 2019
    11:04 pm
Good and potentially bad.

- - BellaB said
  - 04 Jan 2019
    2:36 pm
I can see that this would help some people.

- - mom206279 said
  - 28 Dec 2018
    10:02 am
That only works if the person receiving it doesn’t read it right away.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 20 Dec 2018
    6:18 pm
Oh this is a good feature but I worry it will be used for bullying and hiding the evidence

- - Blossom said
  - 15 Dec 2018
    12:32 am
I’ve heard about rude disgrading comments being placed on facebook and being told to take them down. Some have been as bad as child abuse if they are as they are meant to be. How many parents would put it on facebook that their bi*** is late coming out of school. Another person put on photo of one of the children fell head first into the washing machine trying to get clothes out and laughing about it. The child isn’t as tall as the washing machine. It has a full size agitator and clothes can get tangled and jammed under it. He uses a ladder to put some of the washing on Hills Clothes line.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 30 Nov 2018
    8:23 pm
Sounds like another way for kids to be bullied and then erase the evidence of it.

- - ashna9 said
  - 20 Nov 2018
    9:49 pm
Great! Thumbs up for this change

- - mom101628 said
  - 19 Nov 2018
    9:19 pm
This won’t worry me as I am not on facebook.

- - mom74005 said
  - 19 Nov 2018
    6:01 pm
yay that will be a really handy feature to have but im sure it will have some limitations

- - nealsq said
  - 18 Nov 2018
    8:21 pm
i have accidentally pressed send to the wrong person a few times lol oops!

- - mom290396 said
  - 18 Nov 2018
    4:05 pm
Finally! Usually I just want to go back and edit, I always find the autocorrect issues AFTER I hit send!

- - natct said
  - 18 Nov 2018
    3:12 pm
I thought the message was sent instantly? What if they read it before the 10 minutes?

- - mom213767 said
  - 18 Nov 2018
    10:23 am
Im sure lots of drunk FB chat messages will be deleted!
- mom93821 replied
  
  19 Nov 2018 , 7:05 am
  I think you might be right! Also; ones where people have been cranky!
- - mom93821 said
  - 18 Nov 2018
    6:16 am
I am always relatively careful about messages but no doubt this feature will be welcomed by many.

- - mom112217 said
  - 17 Nov 2018
    5:26 pm
Sounds like a great idea when you make a mistake!

- - mom70876 said
  - 17 Nov 2018
    1:58 pm
Probably more relevant for people who drunk text

- - mom264171 said
  - 17 Nov 2018
    10:45 am
This will be an interesting new feature I wonder if it will work well.

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 17 Nov 2018
    9:16 am
Great new feature for people who use Facebook

- - Ellen said
  - 17 Nov 2018
    7:53 am
Good ! Might be good to think before we speak/message anyway