Hooray! WhatsApp Now Allows Users To Edit Messages That Have Been Sent

WhatsApp officially allows its two billion users to edit messages sent.

JAKARTA - WhatsApp officially allows its two billion users to edit sent messages. This feature, of course, is the most eagerly awaited.

"Don't worry if you make a mistake or suddenly change your mind, because now you can edit messages that have been sent. We are very happy to be able to give you more control over your chats," WhatsApp said in its official blog, quoted Tuesday, May 23.

This new feature can be used by users ranging from correcting spelling errors to adding contexts to messages.

Users who want to edit messages can take advantage of 15 minutes of time after the message is sent. Just press it for a long time on the message that has been sent, then select Edit from the menu.

The Meta-owned messaging application stated that the edited message would be marked by the words "edited", so that the person who received the message could immediately find out that the message had been corrected without the need to show a editing history.

Just like all calls, media, and personal messages, messages and edits that have been made will be protected by end-to-end encryption.

Now, this feature has been rolled out to users globally and will be available to everyone in the next few weeks.

Not long ago, WhatsApp also launched a feature that makes users more secure with the Lock Chat or Lock Chat feature.

Lock Chat can provide extra protection for the most confidential user chat. Chats to protect will be removed from the inbox and placed in a special folder.

Amazingly, the chat can only be accessed with a password or biometric security method of user devices such as fingerprints.

"We believe that this feature will be very useful for those who sometimes need to share cell phones with their families or others on several occasions, and when secret chats come in, they can feel safer and their privacy is maintained," WhatsApp said.