What Are Unsent Messages?

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In today’s world, where there is a new update almost every day, it gets hard to keep up. One such update is the Unsend feature, which allows users to unsend their messages. 

Ever since Meta has rolled out the Unsend option on various platforms, it has been dubbed as both a blessing and a curse by users worldwide. 

Here we have discussed all the important details about this feature and how you can use it as well.  

What Are Unsent Messages?

When you sent message to other user and you deleted it before that user seen that is called unsent message.

Unsent messages are the result of a feature on various messaging apps that allows you to remove your message from the conversation before the other person gets the chance to see it.

You can unsend the message even after the recipient has seen it. 

In some cases, the unsend feature is only active for a specific time period.

The unsent feature allows users to delete the messages that they have already sent in various messaging apps before the other person can see them. 

Sounds like a really good way to rethink your decisions, right? 

While on Instagram, you can delete your messages in the DMs even after a day or two, Whatsapp has a time limit to it – one hour, eight minutes, and sixteen seconds; very specific, we must admit! 

There have been talks about increasing the limit to two days and twelve hours. But if someone is not seeing your message for two days, then why are you even bothering? 

Can Unsent Messages Be Seen?

No, you can’t seen unsent messages. But it also depends on App to App for which you want to see. Som third party also claim that you can see unsent message.

But if you enabled the notification, then its possible to see unsent message if you get notification for same.

It never feels good to be on the receiving end of these things. If someone unsends their message, you feel a little betrayed for sure. 

So the real question is, can unsent messages be seen? 

On apps such as Whatsapp, if you haven’t updated your app to the latest version, there is a chance that you will still be able to see the message that the other person has unsent.

On Facebook messenger, it is not possible to see when the person has unsent the message. You will be able to see that the other person has deleted the message, but you won’t be able to see the content.

On Instagram, when you unsend a message, it fully disappears from the chat, leaving no trace, so it is definitely the safest option out of these three. 

Also Read: How To See Unsent Messages On Messenger?

Where Are Unsent Messages Stored?

The unsent messages are stored in a cloud archive with the social media that you are using. 

Hence, the question – is it true that unsent messages disappear from the internet forever? While the messages are unsent from the chat window on apps such as Instagram and Facebook Messenger, these deleted messages are included when the chat is reported.

So, yes, your unsent messages are still stored somewhere. 

If you use the “delete for everyone” feature on Whatsapp, it will show the recipient that a message was sent that has now been deleted.

However, they won’t be able to see the content of the messages, obviously. These messages are stored in the Whatsapp cloud, however.

Are There Any Methods To Recover Unsent Messages?

There are a lot of apps on the world wide web that will help you with recovering unsent messages. While we cannot personally vouch for all of them, if you really need to, you can do a little research and go off the grid for such third-party apps.

Also Read: How to Send a Blank Message? 

Conclusion

Our best advice would be to not send anything risky that will make you get paranoid about whether the message was unsent or not.

While it is a good feature when it comes to official work, and you have made some errors in the message, it is not a feature that will save you from any ill-doings. The thumb rule is to remember that nothing on the internet ever disappears.