Not able to delete Whatsapp messages for everyone? then here is why?

If you are an avid user of WhatsApp, then you must have come across the feature Delete for Everyone. That magic feature can remove a sent message from both the. This feature always comes in handy when you send a wrong message to the recipient. It also helps to delete a message sent to the wrong recipient by mistake. However, this feature has certain limitations that people fail to understand. They complain that they cannot see this feature and cannot delete WhatsApp messages.

In this guide, we will explain the Delete for Everyone feature and why this feature is sometimes not available.

WhatsApp Delete for Everyone explained.

The concept of this feature is pretty simple. When you Delete WhatsApp messages for everyone, the message get deleted on both the sender and receiver’s device. Also, this feature doesn’t have a confirmation prompt. Hit the bin button for delete. You will be presented with Delete for Everyone, Delete for Me.

After deletion, the sender will see “You deleted this message” and the recipient will see it as “This message was deleted“.

Why you’re not able to Delete WhatsApp messages using Delete for everyone feature.?

There are certain factors that must be met in order to use Delete for Everyone feature. Let’s check them out one-by-one.

Time-Limit

You can delete WhatsApp messages for Everyone only within one hour of sending the message. After one hour you will see only Delete for me Option when you want to undo a sent message and delete it. This will be deleted at your end. However, it won’t be removed from the device of the person whom you sent it.