WhatsApp users can now heave a sigh of relief after Whatsapp unveiled its new unsend feature which allows users to cancel messages they did not intend to send.

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After seven minutes, there is no way to delete messages for everyone.

“Deleting messages for everyone allows you to delete specific messages you have sent to either a group or an individual chat,” WhatsApp said in a blogpost.

“This is particularly useful if you sent a message to the wrong chat or if the message you sent contains a mistake.”

According to WhastApp, "Messages you successfully delete for everyone will be replaced with "This message was deleted" in your recipients' chats (*). Similarly, if you see "This message was deleted" in a chat, it means that the sender deleted their message for everyone.

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"You can only delete messages for everyone for up to seven minutes after sending. Once seven minutes have passed, there is no way to delete messages for everyone."