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What Happens When You Unsends a Message on Facebook Messenger?

Learn what occurs when a message is unsent on Messenger, including message deletion and visibility of placeholders.

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Video transcript

When someone Unsends a message on Messenger, the message is deleted from both the sender's and the recipient's chats. However, a placeholder stating that a message was unsent will remain visible. This can help avoid confusion but won't show the original content of the deleted message. Note: The recipient may have seen the message before it was unsent.

Questions and answers

  1. Can the recipient still see the message after it is unsent on Messenger?

    If the recipient has already seen the message before it was unsent, they will have viewed the content, but after unsending, the message itself is deleted from both chats.

  2. Does unsending a message remove it completely on Messenger?

    Unsending a message deletes it from both the sender's and recipient's chats but leaves a placeholder indicating a message was removed.

  3. Is there any way to recover an unsent message on Messenger?

    No, once a message is unsent on Messenger, it is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.

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