iMessage Quality of Life Improvement

[Kieranrosevear]

Hello,

I’m kindly asking the community on a iMessage topic and more so just about iOS 16 iMessage feature such as Editing messages.

Are you happy with the current implementation? If so, why?

Me personally would have preferred if it was like this below (feel free to disagree in the comments)

User A sends an iMessage to User B and sends as a blue bubble.
At the bottom of the bubble where it usually says “delivered” for the first 15 minutes or however long messages have to be edited, the text is replaced with “Edit” and it’s hyperlinked to act as a one press edit message. Instead of the long hold then press “Edit”. Or even just having the “Edit” message beside the delivered text.

My approach is quicker, it’s easier to get too, it encourages editing more often instead of quickly sending another off the back text after the first.

Thoughts?

 

[usagora]

I haven't really looked into this new feature, but after reading about it just now:

Unsend and edit messages on iPhone

Unsend or edit recently sent messages on iPhone.

support.apple.com

I don't like the way it's implemented at all unless I'm misunderstanding something. It sounds like if you send an iMessage, the recipient will always see it instantly. There's no delay, such as 30-60 seconds where you can undo without the other person knowing you've unsent or edited the message. I can understand if it's longer than 60 seconds or so, because obviously you don't want messages hanging out there for many minutes before they're delivered, but I think you should be able to have at least 30-60 seconds of completely undetected retraction or editing.

As for your specific idea, I don't really see why long-pressing is a big deal.