Edit message feature for WhatsApp almost finalized by developers at, the long-standing demand of the users of the messaging app.
Although it’s still not somewhat ready to go live, we’re now learning a little more about how this feature will end up working.
WABetaInfo mined into WhatsApp beta 2.22.22.14 to get a look at how its implementation will finally work. For instance, it looks like the app will give users up to 15 minutes to edit their messages after primarily sharing.
Once edited, the message will appear with a label making clear that it’s been changed, just alongside the timestamp showing when it was sent.
We’ve still got some questions about how edits will sync amongst devices, and what happens if the recipient’s is offline throughout that edit window, so we may have to wait for a future beta to get additional insight there.
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Although this is progress, we still know very little about WhatsApp’s launch timeline for message editing. When it does arrive, we will get any kind of Twitter-style visible edit history? Could the implementation end up be working more like Slack’s message editing feature? We’re looking forward to finding out.