How to Delete A Message On Facebook that You Sent New 2019

We've all been there before at one point or another-- you delve into Facebook Messenger and also inadvertently fire off a message to the wrong team chat. Best case scenario you follow up with a "whoops, incorrect chat" and carry on, worst situation situation the comment was about a person in that team conversation and now it's just a matter of time before all of it blows up in your face.

The most recent upgrade to Facebook Messenger aims to fix those awkward situations by allowing the sender to delete a wayward message approximately ten mins after it has been sent. Formerly, you were just able to delete messages from your very own sight of the discussion.

Here's how to preserve one's honor on Facebook Messenger when you send out a message to the incorrect person or team:

1. Long-press on the message you intend to erase.
2. Touch the Remove symbol at the bottom of the conversation.
3. Tap Eliminate from Everyone.

4. Tap Remove to confirm the deletion.
5. Your Message will no more appear for you or any person else in the chat as well as if you're fast enough nobody will have seen your message ...
6. ... but they will see that you deleted something.

As you can see in those last 2 screenshots all parties connected in the chat will see that a message has been removed whether or not they saw the message prior to it was erased. It's additionally worth noting that this attribute is unique fully Facebook Messenger application as well as not Facebook Carrier Lite.

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