Unsend iMessage with iPhone 8 Plus on iOS 16

Does iPhone 8 Plus doesn’t have a unsend option in iMessage? It’s just so weird coz mine there’s no such thing or option but I saw some devices like 8 plus has the option so I’m really confused


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iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 16, 2022 10:13 AM

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Posted on Sep 16, 2022 10:18 AM

Hey there,


To unsend or edit text messages, you must be using iMessage with iOS 16 or later. If your recipients have devices with earlier versions of iOS, they receive follow-up messages with the preface “Edited to” and your new message in quotation marks. SMS messages can’t be unsent or edited.


You can undo a recently sent message for up to two minutes after sending it.

Touch and hold the message bubble, then tap Undo Send.

A note confirming that you unsent the message appears in both conversation transcripts: yours and your recipient’s.

If the person you’re messaging is using a device with iOS 16 or later, unsending removes the message from their device.

If the person you’re messaging is using a device with iOS 15.6 or earlier, iPadOS 15.6 or earlier, macOS 12 or earlier, or is using SMS, the original message remains in the conversation. When you unsend a message, you’re notified that the recipient may still see the original message in the message transcript.

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Sep 16, 2022 10:18 AM in response to Dansim13

Hey there,


To unsend or edit text messages, you must be using iMessage with iOS 16 or later. If your recipients have devices with earlier versions of iOS, they receive follow-up messages with the preface “Edited to” and your new message in quotation marks. SMS messages can’t be unsent or edited.


You can undo a recently sent message for up to two minutes after sending it.

Touch and hold the message bubble, then tap Undo Send.

A note confirming that you unsent the message appears in both conversation transcripts: yours and your recipient’s.

If the person you’re messaging is using a device with iOS 16 or later, unsending removes the message from their device.

If the person you’re messaging is using a device with iOS 15.6 or earlier, iPadOS 15.6 or earlier, macOS 12 or earlier, or is using SMS, the original message remains in the conversation. When you unsend a message, you’re notified that the recipient may still see the original message in the message transcript.

Sep 16, 2022 11:02 AM in response to Dansim13

If you see a green message bubble instead of a blue one, then that message was sent using MMS/SMS instead of iMessage , Learn the difference between iMessage and MMS/SMS messages.

Dansim13 wrote:

some app that I purchased is not working alsoo😅 so it’s so weird!

about that check out this article ☞ If an app on your iPhone or iPad stops responding, closes unexpectedly, or won’t open - Apple Support


Sep 16, 2022 10:37 AM in response to Iafeef

Hello thanks for answering my question but unfortunately yes i am currently in ios 16 version but the problem is my device like after i sent the message and i long press is there is no unsend option, the only choices that will appear are the copy, translate and more but if i press more it will just lead me to delete conversations

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