In new update, WhatsApp includes button to bring back deleted messages after pressing “Delete for me” button on mobile and computer.
Deleting WhatsApp messages , whether due to lack of space on the cell phone or a confidential conversation, is a more than necessary option. But what about when you delete something important by accident? Well, Meta found a solution: the messenger started to receive a button to undo the deletion of the contents.
The news was announced by the head of WhatsApp, Will Cathcart, this Monday (19).
“We’ve added the ‘Delete for Me’ undo option for those times when you want to delete for everyone but accidentally deleted just for yourself,” said .
The option, as expected , appears when deleting messages on WhatsApp . When you tap the button to delete the content, the application will display the brief notification “Message deleted for me” at the bottom.
The warning will also contain the “Undo” button. When pressed, the message will appear again in the conversation as if nothing had happened.
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WhatsApp button will only last 5 seconds
The button might save some lives. I take my case as an example: every now and then I select some messages to delete, but I accidentally choose one that I shouldn’t. Then I get desperate because I want to rescue that content anyway, and I can’t.
There are other justifications for the existence of the button. WhatsApp is not a tool for work, however, many teams use the application due to its ease of use. If you deleted an explanation from your boss by accident, for example, the update will prevent the complete loss of that information.
But you have to be careful, because the button is not eternal: you cannot undo the deletion after the application notification disappears.
In other words: you only have five seconds, the duration of the warning, to press the button. So be quick!
In addition, the executive stressed that he added the option to undo the “Delete for me” action. This means that only messages saved on your phone can be restored.
The update is already gradually being released to the stable version of the application for Android phones, iPhone (iOS) and computers (Web).