The issue is that neither you nor the sender has access to the edit history, so the original message is lost if you didn’t screenshot it. Furthermore, you can see when a message has been edited in a conversation. Once 15 minutes have passed, the sender can’t do anything to the text on the recipient’s device. First of all, you can only edit or unsend a message for 15 minutes after sending it.
Nielsen works in divorce and child custody, and a single text conversation could make an enormous difference in cases such as these. Image source: Apple Inc.Īs pointed out by Jennifer Nielsen of Nielsen Law on Twitter (via Lifehacker), there are many individuals in litigation that will end up having to rely on text message evidence to help their cases. iMessags will show an Undo Send button on iPhones running iOS 16. But the potential pitfalls can’t be ignored. These are the instances in which the edit and unsend features will be most useful. Or your latest text had an especially egregious typo. Maybe you accidentally sent “I love you” to your boss instead of your partner. A vast majority of the time, iPhone owners will utilize these new features to fix silly mistakes.
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