Butt Dialed Your Boss? Apple Now Has a Fix for That.The iOS 16 software update for iPhones fixes major texting fails.

ByJonathan Small

Have you ever sent atext messageto the wrong person? Butt-dialed a text to your boss at 1 am? Or sent an important message with loads of embarrassing autocorrections or wrong information?

These message fails are part of life in 2022. But some modicum of relief is on the way. If you use iMessage on iPhone, you can now fix your mistakeafterhitting send.

Applereleased theiOS16 software update for iPhones today. The update comes withloads of new features, but the one everyone is talking about is the ability to edit a message you just sent or unsend a recent message altogether.

How the New Messaging Feature Works

The new iMessage allows you to edit any message for up to 15 minutes after sending it. Those on the receiving end can see a record of edits made to the message.

你也可以unsend completel和删除一条消息y two minutes after sending it.

Some other nifty features include marking messages as unread when you don't have time to respond but want to remember to get back to someone and recovering recently deleted messages for up to 30 days after deleting them.

Other updates worth noting

The iMessage update is not the only feature Apple is touting. Some others:

  • New ways to personalize your Lock Screen with photos, new fonts, and customized widgets.

  • A new setup for Focus that lets you control the apps and people you want to receive notifications from by either allowing them or silencing them.
  • The ability to watch a video or listen to a song with friends while chatting about it in Messages

IOS 16与iPhone re对每个人来说都是可用的leased in 2017 or later.

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Jonathan Small

Entrepreneur Staff

Editor in Chief of Green Entrepreneur

Jonathan Small is editor-in-chief ofGreen Entrepreneur, a vertical from Entrepreneur Media focused on the intersection of sustainability and business. He is also an award-winning journalist, producer, and podcast host of the upcoming True Crime series, Dirty Money, andWrite About Nowpodcasts. Jonathan is the founder ofStrike Fire Productions, a premium podcast production company. He had held editing positions atGlamour,Stuff,Fitness, andTwistMagazines. His stories have appeared inThe New York Times, TV Guide,Cosmo,Details, andGood Housekeeping. Previously, Jonathan served as VP of Content for the GSN (the Game Show Network), where he produced original digital video series.

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