You Can Now delete messages on Facebook Messenger

The long awaited feature on Facebook finally hit the application yesterday. Facebook users will now be able to delete messages without a trace. 

Reports say only Facebook‘s founder Mark Zuckerberg was the only person who could delete messages. To use this feature is very simple, just tap on the post you want to remove and select the “Remove for Everyone” option.

Just like WhatsApp, everyone in the chat will be alerted that the message was removed. You can also choose to click “Remove for You”, which means only the message will be deleted for you.

You only have a 10-minute window to complete both actions.

“Messenger’s time limit to remove a message is designed to provide users with more control and flexibility over their messages while also ensuring we prevent abuse of the feature (such as sending and removing harmful messages),” Facebook revealed