What truly occurs when you unsend a message on your apple iphone

If you have an apple iphone 8 or later on, you’ve most likely currently upgraded to iphone 16. The current os has several brand-new protection functions you ought to be making use of.

A super-secure setting was made for political leaders, lobbyists, and also reporters. I think there’s a great case to suggest this iPhone option for the elderly and also vulnerable people in your life. Tap or click here for a closer look at Lockdown Mode.

Here’s another buried setting that just got upgraded: Your iPhone’s ability to detect sounds and also alert you. Tap or click for steps to set up custom sounds, like your home’s appliances.

One of the most noteworthy features of iOS 16 is the ability to edit and also unsend text messages. It’s not as clear-cut as it seems. Here’s the truth.

Myth: When you unsend a text, the recipient will never know.

Reality: Your recipient gets a notification.

Yes, you can take back a message you sent, but there’s more to it. The unsend feature only works with iMessage (iPhone to iPhone), and also you and also the recipient must be running iOS 16.

If you unsend a message to someone running an older version of iOS, they’ll still see it, and you’ll get a notification reminding you of that.

Here are a few more things to keep in mind when unsending a message:

• You can only take back a message within two minutes of sending it.
• The recipient can read your message before you unsend it.
• If you unsend a message, it will disappear from the recipient’s screen, but they’ll be notified that you unsent it.

Now that you know how it works, here’s how to unsend a message:

• While in an iMessage conversation, tap and hold the message you want to unsend.
• Tap Undo Send.

Myth: When you edit a text, the recipient will never know.

The reality: You guessed it — they’ll get a notification.

Editing a text follows the same rules. You can, 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, all your edited messages will appear on their screen, and they’ll get notifications of your edits.

Here are some things you need to know when editing a message:

• You have 15 minutes to edit a text.
• You can edit a message up to five times.
• The recipient can read your message before you edit it.
• The recipient can tap your edited message and see its edit history.

Here’s how it’s done:

• While in an iMessage conversation, tap and hold the message you want to edit.
• Tap Edit and make your changes.
• Tap the blue checkmark when you’re done.

Myth: When you delete a text, it’s gone.

The reality: Those deleted messages stick around for a bit.

When you delete a text thread, it’s stored in a folder on your apple iphone’s recently deleted messages file for 30 days. You can recover it or delete it permanently right then and also there. That also means anyone can see your deleted messages if they have your passcode.

Here’s the good news: Text messages you unsend do not appear in the recently deleted messages file.

Here’s how to delete or recover recently deleted messages:

• Open the Messages app and also tap Edit in the top left.
• Tap Show Recently Deleted to view messages marked for deletion.
• You can delete a message immediately by selecting it and also tapping Delete > Delete Message.
• Recover a message by selecting it and also tapping Recover > Recover Message.
• You can tap Delete All or Recover All at the bottom of the display to apply these actions to all your erased messages.