Facebook Messenger has been a popular messaging app for years. Being able to communicate with friends and family in real-time, it is an incredibly convenient way of maintaining contact. However, it’s all-too-easy to make mistakes while using the platform – and that includes sending messages you wish you could unsend. Fortunately, Facebook Messenger has a feature that allows you to do just that.

If you’ve recently sent an embarrassing typo, accidentally sent a message to the wrong person, or suggested a plan that you’re no longer able or willing to take part, there are ways to unsend those messages. Here’s how:

1. Open the conversation

Locate the conversation where the message was sent. Once you’ve found it, tap and hold the message you want to unsend.

2. Hit ‘Remove’

Once you’ve selected a message, you’ll see a few options appear. One of them is ‘Remove’. Tap on this and you’ll be presented with a list of further options, including Remove for Everyone.

3. Choose ‘Remove for Everyone’

‘Remove for Everyone’ provides the ability to erase a message from both your phone and the recipient’s phone before they’ve read it. If you select this, you’ll be asked to confirm your action, and the message will be deleted from the conversation.

A few things to note

It’s important to note that there are a few limitations to unsending messages. For one thing, you only have 10 minutes after the message has been sent to remove it. After that, the recipient will still be able to see it even if you have deleted it from your own message thread.

Also, if the recipient has already seen the message before you manage to delete it, then it won’t matter if you select ‘Remove for Everyone’ – they will have already seen the message. In such cases, you can only delete the message from your own thread.

In conclusion, Facebook Messenger has a lot of great features that allow users to stay in touch with one another. The ability to unsend messages can be a real lifesaver when you’ve made a mistake, so be sure to keep this feature in mind next time you find yourself in an awkward situation!