While iOS 16, which is expected to be released in September, is still in beta, we’ve already been able to test its main new features. Prominent among all these Changes to iMessageMessaging service between Apple devices available in the Messages app.

And that, with just a few changes, the apple company has managed to add it. Functions claimed for years in WhatsApp. The popular Meta messaging app will continue to lead in countries like Spain as the popularity of iMessage is in the United States. On a functional level, however, we were surprised to see how the Apple app overtakes them on the right with iOS 16.

Before and better than WhatsApp, edit and delete already sent messages?

We’ve always had a very popular messaging app on WhatsApp, but it fell short in terms of functionality compared to others like Telegram. Fortunately, the passage of time has meant that the Meta-developed app has integrated new functions such as hiding the last link, being able to delete messages or add reactions to messages.

But iOS 16 will bring radical changes to the messaging app of iPhone, iPad and Mac. It may not be a revolutionary change or shake up WhatsApp in countries like Spain, but it will integrate some functions that WhatsApp does not have. The first is the probability edit already sent messagessomething that can be done by holding down the message and clicking the “Edit” button.

Editing sent messages in iOS 16

Although yes, A warning will appear at the bottom of the message stating that it has been edited.. Also, as seen in the first beta of iOS 16, if the recipient of the message is on iOS 15 or lower, they may not see the applied changes on their screen and keep the original message.

No matter, this functionality It will probably come before WhatsApp. Officially, the Meta app does not have this functionality, and although there are indications that it is working for editing messages, today that is not possible and it will be rare for them to finish the app before the given iMessage. iOS 16 will be officially released to the public in September.

On the other hand, in iOS 16 we will also find the possibility: delete already sent messages Under “Undo send” option. This function will be operational for 15 minutes. And yes, WhatsApp has had this functionality for a long time too, and even extends the timeframe to an hour to get it back. Again, WhatsApp leaves traces of deleted messagesarguably in many cases it’s lost in iMessage and that’s it (although it’s likely to be preserved if users are on previous versions).

“Deleting messages on iOS 16”

Other advantages of iMessage over WhatsApp We find them in the fact that the service can be used on multiple devices simultaneously, although it does not leave the Apple ecosystem. WhatsApp is hardly configurable on two computers, and one of them has to be WhatsApp Web, although they confirmed long ago that the app is coming to more platforms.

In the end, we insist on emphasizing that these options will be extremely important. iMessage market share hard to grow to surpass WhatsApp. And what’s more, if we take into account that this is still something specific to the Apple environment and is not available on Android. However, it helps us to confirm once again how WhatsApp is always on the hunt for news. Who would say it was the app that changed everything in its time.