How to edit WhatsApp messages once sent? –

Last Updated: July 10, 2023

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Typos and grammar mistakes are quite common when texting. WhatsApp as the world’s largest chat app, recently announced a feature to edit text messages to fix such typos. So in this article, I am going to write down all the methods you can follow to edit WhatsApp messages. Let’s start.

Basic necessities

You must have the latest WhatsApp app on your iPhone, Android, Windows desktop or Mac. The WhatsApp desktop app is available in the Microsoft Store and the Mac App Store. This isn’t it. The recipient must also have the latest WhatsApp version on the phone.
The editing options remain within 15 minutes of sending the message and then disappear.
You can only edit the sent WhatsApp message from the device it was sent from. This means that you cannot send and edit a message from your Android phone using the desktop app within the time limit. You must own the original device to edit the text.

Edit WhatsApp messages on Android:

Open WhatsApp on your Android phone and open a conversation.
Tap a message you want to edit for a few seconds.
Open the menu with three dots in the upper right corner.
Select Edit.
Correct your typos or enter a new message and tap finch in addition to that.
Please. The recipient only sees the new message with the Edited banner below.

Edit messages on WhatsApp iPhone:

Go to a chat conversation in WhatsApp for iPhone.
Tap a message for a few seconds and tap Edit from the floating menu.
Type a new message and tap finch.

How to edit WhatsApp text on Windows:

Open WhatsApp and open a recent conversation.
Right-click on a WhatsApp message you want to edit.
Select Edit.
Type a new message and check the original message at the top.
Click the finch to confirm the new text.

How to edit WhatsApp texts on Mac:

Open a chat in WhatsApp for Mac.
Right click on a message and select “Edit” to open a pop-up window to edit the message.
Edit or write a new message and click the finch.