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Facebook only lets you undo messages up to 10 minutes after sending them. Unlike with Telegram, you can't unsend all of your messages. And as for deleting other people's messages, you can do so on any message in any chat thread, only just for yourself - other users will still see it. Plus, if others have received a notification of your message, it will be pulled back so they may have never gotten the opportunity to read it at all. This works in group chats as well, with the message being yanked from everyone's accounts. When you do remove the accidental or embarrassing message, it will be pulled from the recipient's inbox, so they may never get to see it.

What Facebook has done is provided a tool to remove messages from Messenger chats after you send them. If any of the other users have notifications set on their devices, they'll still see those when you send a message and may be able to read what it says right away. Instead, messages still fire off as soon as submit them, and recipients will receive them just as they always have. Don't Miss: Chat on Messenger Without a Facebook AccountĪn important thing to know is that your messages will not send on a timed delay, similar to how email services work, which would allow you to stop the message from being sent in the first place.Now, deleting messages is a straightforward task, maybe even easier than in other apps. Before then, the only way you could do such a thing was inside Secret Conversations. The "Remove" feature in Messenger was first implemented for iPhone and Android phones on Feb. Plus, you can also remove other people's messages.

How many times have you sent a message on Facebook Messenger that you immediately wanted to take back? Most email services have an unsend option, as well as Instagram Direct, and Messenger has caught on to this convenience with a take-back button for any chat you're in - even in groups.