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WhatsApp introduces ‘edit within 15 minutes’ function for messages

The Meta-owned app said new feature would be available to all users within the coming weeks

Edited messages will display ‘edited’ alongside them as part of the new feature, so people will be aware of the correction without showing the edit history. Picture: Getty

Whatsapp is to allow users to edit messages within 15 minutes of being sent.

In an update on Monday, the Meta-owned messaging app said the new feature was being rolled out globally and would be available to all users within the coming weeks.

Edited messages will display ‘edited’ alongside them as part of the new feature, so people will be aware of the correction without showing the edit history.

“As with all personal messages, media ...