Apple is working on a tool that allows you to edit messages sent by mistake. Here’s how it works and when it arrives
Deleting messages sent by mistake is now a feature on most messaging platforms. You can do it on WhatsApp, Telegram (where you can even send messages that self-destruct), Discord and Slack, just to name the most famous ones. Deleting the message is very convenient, but it would be more useful to be able to edit it. Apple has thought about this and has presented a very interesting patent: a tool to edit messages sent by mistake.
In the image attached to the patent, you can see a message sent on a messaging app, with the words “Edited” at the bottom. But that’s not all: by selecting the text, a menu appears with several items, including “Show Edits”. This means that chat participants can see the history of edits, so that the message isn’t misrepresented or edited completely. When will this new feature arrive? It’s hard to say, for the moment it’s only a patent and using it in a messaging app is quite complicated: you need a lot of time for development.
How to edit messages sent by mistake on the iPhone
A revolutionary tool that can change messaging apps forever. How many times have we sent a message with several errors in the text? So many. And how many times have we had to delete it or send a second message with all the necessary corrections? How many times have we had to delete it or send a second message with all the necessary corrections? That’s why it has thought of a new tool as simple as effective that allows you to edit the messages you send. This new feature has appeared within a patent published on the network in recent days and that shows the image of a message with the label “Edited”, which means Modified. Moreover, by selecting the message, it is also possible to see the history of changes, so you can keep track of all the changes. To edit a message, on the other hand, you have to select the text, press Edit and correct all the errors.
When will the new feature arrive
Making predictions about when this tool will be released on the iPhone is very complicated. It is a patent and very often they remain only on paper, without any real-world application. Moreover, it’s not clear from the patent which app the feature will be released on: it’s most likely iMessage, but there’s no confirmation of that. Hopefully, there will be some more indication in the coming months.