It's definitely something to keep in mind for now (especially during the developer and public beta periods). It's a slight annoyance, but it'll become less of a problem as more people update their devices. The iMessage will remain in the chat for recipients using iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, or earlier software versions. Unsending a sent iMessage also requires that both sender and recipient be using iOS 16 or later, too. After that, you’re out of luck and the iMessage isn’t going anywhere. First, you can only unsend an iMessage for up to two minutes after it was sent. Now that you know how to unsend an iMessage, it’s time to take note of a couple of important points. The recipient will see a ' unsent a message.' A note on timing and availability may still see your message on devices where the software hasn't been updated. You’ll see the iMessage disappear in a poof and a line in the chat stating 'You unsent a message.

Tap “Undo Send” in the menu and the message is gone from the chat!Ĭongrats! You just unsent your iMessage and (hopefully) prevented anyone from seeing it.Long press on the iMessage that you want to unsend and you’ll see a new menu appear, full of options, including 'Undo Send'.Open the Messages app and open a chat thread.

The Undo Send button is just a long-press away and unsent iMessages immediately disappear from both the sender and recipient's device.

Unsend message