[arista]

Many are now happy
they can now Edit so long as it's within 15mins


[WhatsApp says it will allow users to
edit messages,
in a move that will see it match a feature
offered by competitors like Telegram and Signal.
The firm says messages can be edited for
up to 15 minutes after being sent.
The instant-messaging service is part of
US technology giant Meta,
which also owns Facebook and Instagram.

The feature will made be available to
WhatsApp's 2 billion users in the
coming weeks.
It counts India as its largest market,
with 487 million users.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65679356

[Soldier Boy]

Why tho.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Why tho.

I don't know about anyone else but I'm so bad for typos

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I don't know about anyone else but I'm so bad for typos

My issue is with my predictive text or whatever it’s called as mine occasionally actually goes back a few words and changes them to what it thinks I wanted to say !!


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[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Zizu

My issue is with my predictive text or whatever it’s called as mine occasionally actually goes back a few words and changes them to what it thinks I wanted to say !!


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yes that too

[Soldier Boy]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I don't know about anyone else but I'm so bad for typos

Yeah and I get it for forums like this or even social media where there's going to be a message "present" for a while, but surely WhatsApp is just conversational so a typo or two (if the meaning is still obvious) isn't an issue and if there's a misunderstanding you just correct it with another message... editing and fixing a message seems somehow a bit "formal" for whatsapp .

I can basically also see it being mainly used for people who have said crappy things in messages to "remove the evidence" for gaslighting purposes tbh. Yes people can still screenshot, but screenshots can be easily doctored, they're not "proof" in the same way that being able to show an original message is.

Ans WhatsApp doesn't have lovely mods and admins who can check and verify the original .

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Yeah and I get it for forums like this or even social media where there's going to be a message "present" for a while, but surely WhatsApp is just conversational so a typo or two (if the meaning is still obvious) isn't an issue and if there's a misunderstanding you just correct it with another message... editing and fixing a message seems somehow a bit "formal" for whatsapp .

I can basically also see it being mainly used for people who have said crappy things in messages to "remove the evidence" for gaslighting purposes tbh. Yes people can still screenshot, but screenshots can be easily doctored, they're not "proof" in the same way that being able to show an original message is.

Ans WhatsApp doesn't have lovely mods and admins who can check and verify the original .

I suppose, I hate looking at my awful mistakes though and clunky read afterwards

[bitontheslide]

it's never been a problem for me as i've never used whatsApp

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

it's never been a problem for me as i've never used whatsApp

Why ever not ..

Fast and free photo/ texts / video send / receive


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[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Why ever not ..

Fast and free photo/ texts / video send / receive


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Yeah, it's great for different groups to keep in contact and share things as a group.

[bitontheslide]

i don't like sharing things with a group

I have a telegram account that i used twice

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i don't like sharing things with a group

I have a telegram account that i used twice

I am not in ANY WhatsApp groups whatsoever

All single conversations individual contacts

Texts / photos / videos seem to go through faster and it’s all free

No worries about it effecting texts / photos allowances etc


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[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I don't know about anyone else but I'm so bad for typos

Yes it is a great help.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i don't like sharing things with a group

I have a telegram account that i used twice

Not even jokes or photo's?

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Not even jokes or photo's?

it's just not my thing, i've never done it and i never will