How to Delete Sent Messages On Facebook

We've all been there previously at one factor or another-- you delve into Facebook Messenger and inadvertently fire off a message to the wrong group chat. Finest instance situation you follow up with a "whoops, wrong conversation" and go on, worst case circumstance the comment was about a person in that team conversation as well as now it's only a matter of time prior to it all blows up in your face.

The latest upgrade to Facebook Messenger aims to address those awkward situations by allowing the sender to remove an errant message up to 10 minutes after it has actually been sent. Previously, you were just able to erase messages from your very own sight of the conversation.

Here's exactly how to save face on Facebook Messenger when you send a message to the wrong individual or team:

1. Long-press on the message you intend to erase.
2. Tap the Get rid of symbol at the end of the conversation.
3. Tap Remove from Every Person.

4. Faucet Eliminate to validate the removal.
5. Your Message will certainly no more stand for you or anybody else in the chat and if you're quickly sufficient no person will have seen your message ...
6. ... but they will see that you removed something.

As you can see in those last two screenshots all parties connected in the chat will certainly see that a message has been erased whether they saw the message prior to it was erased. It's likewise worth keeping in mind that this function is special fully Facebook Messenger app and also not Facebook Carrier Lite.

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