We’ve all despatched DMs on Instagram that we want we had phrased otherwise or that included an ungainly typo. Now, Meta has introduced Instagram is giving customers the power to edit their direct messages up to 15 minutes after sending them. Previous to this replace, the one choice to undo the past was to delete your entire message.
With the intention to edit a DM on Instagram, merely press and maintain the despatched message till the dropdown menu seems. Then, choose “Edit.” The revised message will show the phrase “Edited” within the dialog, so should you’re hoping they only hadn’t seen, you continue to could be higher off deleting the unique and resending.
The enhancing perform arrives on Instagram chats only a few months after Meta rolled it out for Messenger. Though cross-platform messaging between Instagram and Messenger hasn’t been doable since December, the 2 Meta-owned messaging apps proceed to share quite a few options.
Customers may also now have the power to toggle read receipts on or off, pin particular person or group chats to the highest of their inboxes, and reply with their selection of stickers, GIFs, movies, pictures, and voice messages.