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Can I delete an iMessage that hasn’t been delivered?

Yes, it is possible to delete an iMessage that hasn’t been delivered. If you delete an iMessage before it has been delivered, it will be removed from both your device and the recipient’s device. This can be done by simply selecting the “Delete” button when viewed in the Messages app.

The message will be deleted and no longer visible. It is important to note that this only works if the message is still in the process of sending. If the message has already been delivered, it cannot be removed and must be ignored.

How do you Unsend an undelivered message on iMessage?

Unfortunately, it is not possible to unsend an undelivered message on iMessage. While Apple’s iMessage service offers some tools to manage communication, it does not currently offer an option to unsend a message or edit sent messages if they have not already been delivered.

The best way to manage an undelivered message is to delete it quickly and then contact the recipient directly and explain the situation via a different means, such as an email or phone call.

What happens if I delete an undelivered message?

If you delete an undelivered message, then the message will not be sent to the intended recipient. Depending on the system you are using to send the message, it may or may not be recoverable. If you are using an email provider, for example, the message may still be stored on the provider’s server.

However, in most cases, once a message is deleted, it cannot be retrieved. Furthermore, if the message was sent using an instant messaging service, the message may have been sent to the recipient’s server but not yet downloaded, so the message will no longer be visible in the chat history.

Ultimately, if you delete an undelivered message, it may not be recoverable and will not be sent to the intended recipient.

When you delete an iMessage Does the other person see it?

No, when you delete an iMessage, the other person does not see it because once the message is deleted it is not recoverable. When the message is deleted it is removed from both your device and the other person’s device.

The only way the other person would be aware that the message was deleted is if they had already seen or read the message and then noticed it was gone.

Does deleting a text message delete it for the other person?

No, deleting a text message does not delete it for the other person. Text messages are stored on the recipient’s device, so if you delete the message on your device it will still remain on their device.

This means that even though you have deleted the message, it will still be visible to the recipient, unless they have also deleted it. Additionally, text messages are typically stored in the provider’s servers, so they have likely had a backup of your message and its recipient’s copy stored on their servers or the cloud.

What this means is that unless the recipient has deleted their copy of the message, it could still be recovered from the provider’s servers. Therefore, it is not possible for you to delete a message for the other person without their consent.

Why can’t I delete messages on my phone?

Depending on the type of phone and messaging service that you are using, you may not be able to delete messages for a few different reasons.

One possible reason is that the message could be stored on a server or in another remote location, which means that only the provider or the owner of the server can perform the action of deleting the message.

This means that you, as the phone user, do not have the capability to delete those types of messages.

Alternatively, the phone itself may not support the functionality of deleting messages. This is especially likely if you are using a pre-paid feature phone or a type of phone that is not capable of using an internet connection and directly accessing a messaging service.

In other cases, the phone might simply not have the necessary options and settings to delete messages.

In addition, using certain messaging apps, such as WhatsApp, may not allow users to delete messages. This is because the app saves the message in its own memory, so the user cannot delete the message from their own end.

In any case, if you find that you cannot delete a message from your phone, you should try contacting your service provider or messaging app about how to delete the message, or try finding a way to do so through the phone’s settings.