WhatsApp announced this Monday (22) that users can now edit messages sent “in error or regretted”.

WhatsApp announces new feature – Photo: Pixabay/Disclosure/ND

Also according to the statement, the options range from correcting a simple spelling mistake to adding additional context to the message.

How to edit a message on WhatsApp

The user must press and hold on the sent message and select “edit” from the menu. Thus, you will have 15 minutes to complete the action from the time the message was posted.

WhatsApp releases functionality to edit already sent messages – Photo: WhatsApp/Disclosure/ND

The texts will be edited and displayed with the word “edited” next to it so that the recipient is aware of the change without showing the edit history.

“This feature has begun rolling out to users worldwide and will be available to everyone in the coming weeks.”