Last year, Apple introduced the Undo Send feature in iOS 16, which lets you edit or delete sent messages within a certain time frame (15 minutes for editing and 2 minutes for deleting). If you’ve tried this on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you may have noticed that undoing iMessage sometimes doesn’t work.
How to Fix iMessage Undo Issue! (2023)
In this post, I will answer your question: "Why can't I undo a message on iMessage?" for your iOS 17 or other iOS version. I will provide eight solutions that can solve your iMessage undo problem.
Before we solve the problem, we first need to understand why this is happening.
The most common issue I have seen with iPhone users is that they do not update to the latest iOS. The Undo Send feature only works if both the sender and the recipient have the latest iOS installed. If Apple’s servers are down, this can also cause issues.