How to delete an unread Whatsapp message

We have all gone through the situation of sending a WhatsApp message by mistake to someone we did not want: either sending a spicy photo to the family group, writing something that we have regretted or telling someone who should not. Surely at that moment you have wished you could go back in time and avoid sending that message.

the truth is that there are already some tricks to erase a whatsapp message before the person reads it, which we will explain later, but the great news is now: the new version of this application will allow you to delete the messages you want, disappearing as much from your mobile as from that of the other person.

Keep reading this article from and you will discover how to erase a message from unread whatsapp .

Steps to follow:

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We bring good news, something expected for a long time. As it has been leaked, the trial version of the latest WhatsApp update, 2.17.1.869, allows you to delete unread WhatsApp messages. Here we explain what you must do to access this new functionality once you have downloaded this new version:

Make sure that the message you want to delete only has a tick, that is, it has been received by the other person but has not been read.
Click on the message you want to delete.
On the screen you will see different options, you must choose "delete" to prevent the other person can read it.
Even though the other person will not be able to read the message you sent to them, a notification will appear notifying you that you have deleted a message.

At the moment this trial version is only available for iOS and there is no announced date for its official release. But quiet, before it appears we still have some tricks to remove a WhatsApp message sent by mistake. Next we explain them to you.

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Before this last update arrived, many users of this famous messaging application have filled the internet with many tricks to erase a message before they read it. One of the ones you can use is to block the person before you read the message, then we explain it to you:

Make sure the message has been received but has not been read by the other person. To know this you should look at if the two blue ticks appear, if they do not appear blue it is that the person has not read it.
To do this you must go to that person's chat and click on the top right of the screen, in an icon where three vertical points appear.
It will open a tab with different options, you must give the option "more" and there you will find the option "block".
Once that person has been blocked he will never be able to receive that message.

The problem with this option is that you must keep that person blocked for at least 30 days. The fact is that WhatsApp servers keep messages that have not been sent for 30 days, and if you unblock that person before that time passes will receive a message. Therefore, if you want to keep in touch via WhatsApp with that person is not a recommended option.

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The following trick to erase a WhatsApp message that has not been read requires some speed and expertise, but it is perfect for those who realize they have made a mistake just at the time of sending the message. We tell you step by step what you should do:

Make sure that the clock appears in the message, the icon that indicates that the message has not yet left your phone.
Disconnect data from the Internet, wifi and any possible connection.
Go back to the WhatsApp conversation where the message you want to delete is and keep that message pressed.
At the top of the screen you will see, among other icons, a garbage bin, you must click on that option.
A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to erase that message; hit "yes"
Once deleted you can reconnect the use of Internet data or the connection you had, when you retrieve the connection your message will no longer appear, as it will never have been sent.

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It is important that you know that currently you have the possibility to delete a message, whether the other person has received it or not, whether you have read it or not. Of course, the problem is that when you delete that message you only delete it from your phone and your conversation, but you can not delete the WhatsApp message from another phone or from the other person's conversation.

Therefore, its usefulness is quite small, unless what you seek by erasing the message is to forget something you said or free space in the memory of your smartphone .