We have all found ourselves in that situation where we have inadvertently sent out a message we didn’t want, especially through WhatsApp , the most widely used messaging application on smartphones today. Small errors can get us into trouble, whether it’s typing errors or messages whose content is the result of an outburst.

We may have simply sent it to the right person and then regretted it, or we may have sent the message to the wrong person.

When we realize, the first few seconds can be paralyzing and we can feel great discomfort, especially if what we have sent is compromised, as we understand that this message can lead to conflict. To avoid this, the new version of WhatsApp allows you to delete messages already sent . The only problem is that it is still a few weeks away from being released.

How do I delete a WhatsApp message that has not reached the receiver?

If you have sent a message and you have seen that already has a double blue click on your device , don’t be nervous, better spend your energy to think of a good excuse or just to be honest. Sometimes honesty is the best option…

However, if you are lucky enough to realize that the person you sent the text to was not the one you intended to send the message to, you still have the opportunity to correct the mistake and save your dignity when it is in serious danger. In these cases you will want to know that you have an emergency solution , but you must act extremely quickly.

I read on some websites that they advise you to block the contact to whom you have sent the wrong message immediately, as long as the message has not yet reached the recipient. This causes the message to be lost, and then you can readmit the person you just deleted and blocked.In my opinion, this is a disproportionate measure and, in fact, to delete a message that has not been sent the steps to follow are not very complicated.

Differences between Android and IOS

Now, you should know that, depending on the operating system, there is a difference when performing this action . If you have sent the message and it only has one click, in the case of an Android device, you only have to go to the conversation and hold the message you want to eradicate. This will cause it to be marked blue.

Then you have to press the trash can icon and… that’s it! Your message is deleted. If you delete the message in this way but it has already reached the recipient, the only thing that will happen is that it will be deleted from your mobile phone conversation, but not from the recipient’s phone .

In IOS the procedure is similar, what happens is that once you press and hold the message and hit delete, the trash appears where you must send the message you want to disappear from your mobile.

The key is to react in time

Both actions are possible for messages sent in an individual conversation as well as in a group conversation. The important thing is to realize it quickly so you can react in time. The procedure for deleting a Whatsapp message sent is not difficult, but knowing how to delete it beforehand may allow us to act in time .

If, once sent, we decide to Google a way to delete a message that has just been sent but has not yet reached the recipient, we run a serious risk that the message will already have two clicks when we want to delete it. Time is playing against us and therefore we have to act quickly to avoid greater evils. Note that the fact that we have to act quickly is not changed by a software modification.

How to delete a message when it has already been sent?

Unfortunately, we do not always realize in time that the message we have sent was not for the right person. As has been said, at present it is not possible to delete messages that have already been sent, but this will change shortly.

Just a few weeks ago, the Twitter account WABetaInfo , reporting on the new version of WhatsApp that is about to be released, published that the latest beta version of the messaging service (a test version) has the ability to delete messages that have already been sent and have reached the recipient .

To do this, the updated version will have a “Revoke” button, an option that will allow people to delete a message even though it has been sent. When the user presses this button, the message will be deleted from his device, and in the case of the receiver, the following message will appear: “The sender has cancelled the message”. The new function allows to delete text messages, audio and audiovisual content on the recipient’s phone. For many, it is the salvation.

The End of Compromising Messages

Nowadays it is common to interact through social networks and the Internet. We spend long hours interacting with other people through smartphones, which have even revolutionized the way we flirt.

In fact, a very common practice, which is not only practiced by young people, is “sexting”, that is, sending each other intimate messages. On many occasions, these messages can be very compromising . Thanks to this option it will be possible to delete the messages that, after sending them, we regret sharing.

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