WhatsApp is set to let users of the messaging platform to edit or revoke messages after they have been sent.
The feature, which is available in WhatsApp’s iPhone beta version, WhatsApp said it is disabled by default, meaning users have to turn it on manually.
Aside the edit option, iPhone users of WhatsApp now have the flexible control to revoke any message that is already sent, meaning the sent message never existed.
These upcoming features on WhatsApp work by long pressing a sent message. However, the feature to revoke sent message only work if the recipient is yet to see the message from the sender.
Currently, WhatsApp lets users delete messages on the device level and the deleted messages remain visible to the recipient.
Unfortunately, there is no word from the messaging platform on when the feature to edit or revoke sent messages will be available for Android beta users.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp earlier received an update that brought two new features – streaming videos while they download, and animated GIF image support to the Android app earlier this month. Before now, these two features were only available to WhatsApp beta users only.
With the WhatsApp video streaming, users are able to play videos right away without waiting for it to finish downloading.
The animated GIF image support means that users can now send GIF via the attach file button which will open the Gallery on the device, and users can find the right GIF image to be shared.