WhatsApp provides undo button to revive deleted messages

WhatsApp has rolled out a brand new function that permits customers to revive deleted messages on the platform. Accidental Delete grants customers a five-second window to deliver again messages, appearing as a security web for WhatsApp customers to right mistaken deletions or reselect how they need a message to be deleted.

There are at present two choices obtainable for deleting messages on WhatsApp: “Delete for me” (which hides the message from your self however retains it seen for everybody else) and “Delete for everyone.” Previously, if a person by accident chosen “Delete for me” as a substitute of “Delete for everyone,” there was no technique to entry the message and choose the right deletion choice — a distressing scenario if you should take away one thing delicate from a gaggle chat. Five seconds will not be lengthy, however it’s sufficient time to rapidly repair an uncomfortable mistake.

The function is computerized, showing as an “Undo” button on a floating bar on the backside of the app after a person selects “Delete for me” on a message. From our testing, Accidental Delete solely works with messages deleted for the person, so there’s nonetheless no technique to restore messages deleted for everybody in a gaggle chat. Once a message is restored, you may both select to go away it up or else delete it once more — for everybody this time. 

The function began rolling out in beta around August this year however is now formally rolling out throughout iOS and Android.