You can edit a recently sent message up to five times within 15 minutes of sending it. In Messages, select a conversation with the message you want to edit. Touch and hold the message bubble, then tap Edit.
Edit a sent message
On your Android device, go to a conversation and touch and hold your message. Tap Edit. Make your changes.
If you cannot edit your iMessages, restart your iMessage app and check whether it works. Sometimes errors causing this issue can be solved with a simple restart because restarting the App will refresh the features that are not working appropriately.
If the recipient's iPhone is not up-to-date, the edited message will come through as a new text message. The feature does not work if you're trying to edit a message sent to an Android device.
Here's how to unsend a text on an iPhone or iPad:
Navigate to the conversation that contains the message you want to unsend. Tap and hold the message you want to remove. In the pop-up menu, select “Undo Send.” Both you and the recipient will see a note confirming that you unsent the message.
Deleting messages changes only your own Messages conversations, not those of your recipients. Tip: Use Undo Send to retract a message you sent accidentally.
You can choose one of the preset styles and messages or tap on Type Custom Message to create your own. If you don't see the Type Custom Message button, try tapping in the space where it is supposed to appear. Type in your custom text. Tap the Bubble Color icon.
Edit a sent message on your iPhone or iPad
In Messages, tap on a conversation. Touch and hold the message you want to edit. Make your edits, then tap the checkmark to finalize the message or the X to revert to the original message.
Steps to undo a edit message on iPhone
Step 1 - Open messages on your iPhone and tap on a conversation. Step 2 - Touch and hold the message you want to edit. Step 3 - Now, simply tap on the Edit icon. Here, make edits to your message and then tap the checkmark to finalize the message.
Launch the Settings app on your Android phone. Select the Apps & Notifications option. Then, click on Notification History. If you have turned on history, you will see your notification log include the notification of the unsent messages.
Can you Unsend a Text Message? There is no way to unsend a text message or iMessage unless you cancel the message before it was sent.
The ability to change text by adding, deleting and rearranging letters, words, sentences and paragraphs. Text editing is the main operation users perform in word processors, which typically also handle graphics and other multimedia files.
A text editor is program that edits plain text without formatting present in many document editors. There are many text editors including native apps such as Microsoft Notepad (Windows), TXT (Chrome OS) and TextEdit (Mac OS).
Beware that you can only edit the message up to five time and that changes must happen within 15 minutes of the text being sent. This feature only works on iMessage, meaning it won't let you edit SMS messages or any sent to Android users.
On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Messages and turn off Send Read Receipts. Tap the Info icon and turn on Send Read Receipts.