You can edit a recently sent message up to five times within 15 minutes of sendingit.
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Open the Messages app
on your iPhone.
Select a conversation with the message you want to edit.
Touch and hold the message bubble, then tap Edit.
Make any changes, then tap
to resend with edits or
to revert.
Note: The message is marked as Edited in the conversation transcript.
The message bubble updates to reflect your edits on both your iPhone and your recipient’s device, and both of you can tap Edited to see previous versions of your message.
If you’re sending messages to someone who isn’t using iOS16, iPadOS16, macOS 13, or later, they receive follow-up messages with the preface “Edited to” and your new message in quotation marks.