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Weve all been in a situation where we send a message and immediately wish we could take it back.

Which is exactly howWhatsAppdoes things.

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However, code does suggest this feature may not work on older versions of Google Messages.

Naturally this would be limited to RCS chats, rather than SMS.

WhatsApp limits you to 2 days, while Apples iMessage lets you unsend within the first 2 minutes.

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Those added features include standardized replies and reactions, while also offering improved spam reporting.

Sadly theres no timeline on when Google might roll out these features to Google Messages.

So well just have to be patient, and see what happens in the coming months.

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