New WhatsApp update will allow you to delete messages after a longer period
Finally!
Now you can get rid of those embarrassing messages.
WhatsApp has announced that it will be rolling out a slew of new features - and one of them is highly anticipated.
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The feature that people are most looking forward to is the ability to delete a message after a much longer period of time.
The new update will give users the ability to delete messages in a 60-hour window instead of the previous one-hour window.
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The change comes amid increasing competition from other messaging apps like iMessage and Telegram, who have rolled out similar features.
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💠Rethinking your message? Now you’ll have a little over 2 days to delete your messages from your chats after you hit send.
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) August 8, 2022