Facebook now lets you delete messages for 10 minutes after they've already been sent - here's how to use the feature
The "unsend" feature will only work for up to 10 minutes after a message has initially been sent. Locate the message you want to "unsend," and long press on the text bubble. Along with the reaction emojis that appear, a row will pop up at the bottom of the screen with three options: "forward," "save," or "remove." Click "remove."
After you press "remove," you'll be given the two options for what to do with the message: "remove for everyone," which will delete the message for all parties in the chat, or "remove for you," which only deletes the message from your side of the chat — in case you want it removed from a screenshot, for instance.
The second option is available indefinitely for any message you want to delete, even if it's been longer than 10 minutes.
Before deleting your message, Messenger will prompt you to double-check you want to permanently remove your message from the chat.
The deleted message will be replaced in your chat with text alerting everyone in the conversation that a message has been removed.
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