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WhatsApp has granted users one of its most awaited features - the ability to edit messages . "For the moments when you make a mistake or simply change your mind, you can now edit your sent messages on WhatsApp," the Meta Platforms Inc-owned (META.O) messaging app said in a blog post on Monday. With the feature rolling out globally in the coming weeks, senders will be able to modify their messages within 15 minutes of hitting send. Also read:  WhatsApp faces first fine in Russia for failure to delete 'banned' content The function can be accessed by long-pressing the message and choosing "edit" in the drop-down menu. The modified message will carry the label "edited", without showing edit history. Com Pet ing apps such as Telegram and Signal already allow users to edit messages , while microblogging site Twitter rolled out the ability to edit tweets to select users last year. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/whatsapp-allow...

After offering the view once feature for photos and videos, WhatsApp is reportedly working on the same feature for text-based message s. The feature will allow users to send messages that can be viewed once, with no access granted for later viewing. This feature can help send sensitive information. The new feature is expected to be a part of the Beta version update of WhatsApp that might be coming soon. Currently, WhatsApp does offer the disappearing message s feature , which allows the user to make every message in the chat disappear after a specific time. However, the new tool will help with specific message s rather than the whole conversation. Read Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety Council As per the reports of the WABetaInfo Community, the new update button will be next to the chat bar with a lock symbol within the button. Hence it denotes the 'view once' option. As of now, Whatsapp has declined to comment. There has yet to be a confirmation as to when the ...

WhatsApp rolled out a new feature that enables users to text themselves privately and keep valuable information safe and accessible. The 'Message Yourself' feature will let users send notes, reminders and shopping lists to themselves. The feature is expected to release on iOS and Android in the coming weeks, Meta reported, as it announced the feature. After beta testers, the company has confirmed that the feature will be launched globally. Read:  Apple threatened to yank Twitter from App Store Users' contact will appear at the top of the contact list when creating a new chat, which will direct them to a chat screen to send message s to themselves. WhatsApp users had been employing the message yourself feature before, using the app's 'Click to Chat' feature . Self-chats can also be pinned to the top of conversation lists as well. WhatsApp rival, Signal, has already introduced a similar feature to their users, called the 'Note to Self' but unli...