If you use Messages for texting your friends and colleagues, you can now quickly edit or undo sent messages, provided your Mac is up to date. Below, we’ll discuss everything you need to do after quickly going through some limitations.
Before You Edit or Undo Messages
Before you start editing and undoing messages in the Messages app on your Mac, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the limitations of both features:
You can only edit a message within 15 minutes after you’ve sent it. The other person can see a record of your edits. If you want to unsend a message, you must do that within two minutes after you’ve sent it. You can only edit or unsend messages sent over iMessage, not SMS. You can only edit or unsend messages on a Mac running macOS Ventura or later. The user on the other end must use an Apple device running iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, or later.
How to Edit Messages on Your Mac
To edit a message in the Messages app on your Mac, you must:
Control-click or right-click the message you want to edit within 15 minutes after you’ve sent it. Click on Edit from the context menu. Make the changes and select the Checkmark icon.
You can continue editing the message five times within the 15-minute time frame. The person can see your edits if they want by selecting the Edited option underneath the message.
How to Unsend Messages on Your Mac
If you want to unsend a message on your Mac, just Control-click or right-click the message within two minutes after you’ve sent it. Then, choose Undo Send from the context menu.
No More Silly Typos in Messages
Thanks to the ability to edit messages on your Mac, you no longer have to stress out about making blunders with your text messages. And if you accidentally send something embarrassing, you can quickly unsend it.
You should be good as long as you keep each feature’s limitations in mind. But if you also own an iPhone, you may want to learn how to edit or undo messages in iOS next.
