Here's How To Unsend WA Messages Until It's Really Gone!

JAKARTA - Actually, WhatsApp has been adding an unsend feature to its messaging application for a long time. This feature functions so that the sender can retract the message to be sent. Thanks to the presence of this feature, users can minimize misunderstandings from incorrectly sent messages.

It's just that, this feature can only be used for a duration of 7 minutes. This means that if the message has been sent for more than seven minutes, the user will no longer retract it.

So, if you've sent the wrong message and it's been past seven minutes, the only way to prevent the misunderstanding is to delete it. But, the problems don't stop there. This is because the Delete for Everyone feature usually leaves a 'Message Deleted' notification on the recipient's page.

So, is there a solution to retract old and unreachable WA messages? The answer is, yes, there is. It's just that, you need a special trick to do this. Summarizing the explanations and findings from Metro, here's how to retract old WA messages.

1. You need to disable the internet connection on the device. Either connection from WiFi or provider data.

2. Next, close the application. Remember, close it. Not just minimized.

3. After you do that, open the Settings, then change the date to be before the date the message was sent. Let's say the message is sent today, Friday, March 12th. So, change the settings to yesterday, which is Thursday, March 11.

4. Then open your WhatsApp, then open the message that you want to retract.

5. You can carry out the steps to delete WhatsApp messages like usual. It's quite easy. Just press and hold the message you want to retract, then tap the trash can icon that appears at the bottom.

6. After that, the Delete for Everyone menu will appear, which was missing for messages older than seven minutes.

7. When the message has been deleted, return the time setting on the device to the correct date.

8. Finally, restart your internet connection

You can also apply the method above for iPhone. Of course, with adjustments in the part of changing the date and time. Apart from that, the steps required are not much different.

Hopefully, the way to retract the old WA message above can help you prevent misunderstandings due to wrongly sent messages.