Unsend and edit messages on iPhone (2024)

You can edit a recently sent message up to five times within 15 minutes of sendingit.

Unsend and edit messages on iPhone (1)
  1. Open the Messages app Unsend and edit messages on iPhone (2) on your iPhone.

  2. Select a conversation with the message you want to edit.

  3. Touch and hold the message bubble, then tap Edit.

  4. Make any changes, then tap Unsend and edit messages on iPhone (3) to resend with edits or Unsend and edit messages on iPhone (4) 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.

Unsend and edit messages on iPhone (2024)
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