Edited iMessages in iOS 16 Now Display Original Text, Undo Send Limited to Two Minutes

[boak]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1552356986754371585

This is not completely true.

The order of messages could be different.

 

[Think|Different]

Weird reactions from a lot of the same people that have 'begged' Twitter to add an 'edit' feature with the concession of showing the edits.

 

[Kylo83]

They are making it pointless

 

[ss2cire]

I like the idea of being able to see edits, though I think Apple should add a way to "collapse" the edits into a smaller area, with some kind of icon indicating that it has edit history.

 

[kycophpd]

I would say this is a good idea temporarily and I'll quickly explain why. Since they are unable to make this feature active on phones without iOS 16, this will make sure that any sender knows the other person could see the original message. So if I send my wife on iOS 15 a message and also my girlfriend on iOS 16 and then edit it, on my end and my girlfriends end it would appear that it was edited and fixed. But my wife would clearly see the original message since she was still on iOS15. This makes sure that everyone in the post, including the original sender, sees it the way that everyone else sees it.

 

[boak]

It is not pointless. This prevents the sender from editing the message to say something else once the receiver has replied.

 

[boak]

A: Would you like an apple?
B: Yes.

Cannot be changed to:

A: Would you give me a million dollars?
B: Yes.

 

[jezbd1997]

I understand it being visible to the sender, but not the recipient.

But I think this change might be due to legal reasons. I could see people abusing it.

yeah legal reasons is the only possible logic around it

 

[boak]

Gurman losing even more credibility with that tweet.

 

[jezbd1997]

Then the feature is pointless, gosh

legal reasons this makes better sense actually…

 

[antiprotest]

So people who are abused have a record of the abuse.

So abusers rule the world and how the entire humanity uses technology.

But I guess that's the case with many situations. That's why we have doors on our locks etc.

It's really too bad.

 

[rebelrogue42]

A: Would you like an apple?
B: Yes.

Cannot be changed to:

A: Would you give me a million dollars?
B: Yes.

So make editing unavailable after the other person replies.

 

[cocky jeremy]

I think these are responsible changes to the feature set. I’m glad they added it.

You're glad they made it a pointless feature?

 

[boak]

So make editing unavailable after the other person replies.

Then just remove the Edit feature altogether? This can already be done using Undo Send.

 

[Paddle1]

Do people really care about typos or other general errors?

Those who want an edit button on Twitter do.

 

[rebelrogue42]

Then just remove the Edit feature altogether? This can already be done using Undo Send.

Editing until a reply would still save you from retyping the entire message I guess

 

[boak]

The Edit feature has its place for tweaking minor errors. This is a right move to prevent abuse.

 

[boak]

Editing until a reply would still save you from retyping the entire message I guess

Or just copy and paste?

 

[boak]

I absolutely agree with this move. It’s useful for housekeeping but keeps a record of everything.

 

[Apple Mac Daz]

Surely unsend and send the edited msg would work better

 

[surfzen21]

What's the point of having an "Edit" option if it's going to show the original text?

Apple should give users permission to add that feature into the messages app. Otherwise, it should not show the user has made any changes by default.

Agreed.

I like how its done on discord. It will just say edited. Everyone automatically goes to the most nefarious reasons for editing but Id say the vast majority of the time its due to misspelling or bad auto correct that wasn't noticed. I type and send all the time without reading it first.

Also unsend being limited to 2 minutes is dumb. Five minutes should be the minimum.

 

[rebelrogue42]

I don't care for the change myself but I try not to abuse people in chat, just correct typos.

 

[I7guy]

This feature is bound to be tweaked, just like airtags.

 

[mthomas184]

I like the idea of being able to see edits, though I think Apple should add a way to "collapse" the edits into a smaller area, with some kind of icon indicating that it has edit history.

It already is. You literally have to click Edited to view the changes. it doesnt constantly add new lines for every edit

 

[srazz]

So why edit it?

I’d have to agree 100%. If this is the way it’s released I’d have to say this ranks up there as one of the dumbest features Apple has ever released.