Can messages sent with iMessage be edited?

Apple seems to want to give iMessage users an option so they can edit messages even after they're sent.

According to iPhoneHacks , this information was disclosed in a patent that Apple submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as the company tried to bring text editing capabilities and app launchers directly. in iMessages of iOS.

Text editing isn't a new feature in a mobile messaging app, but Apple says that the current generation of messaging apps is still limited in some capabilities. In particular, they do not provide features such as receiving messages, editing previously sent messages, displaying private messages, synchronizing content between users and handwriting input.

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But Apple wants to change that in the future

Apple also shows that current applications lack the ability to quickly position content within message threads, integrate cameras, share content and integrated interactive applications. There are also stickers, mobile payments, proposals, interacting with virtual avatars, translating foreign languages, flagging messages and combining messages into a group.

Apple's new patent also says users can use more apps to influence messaging, such as the current balloon and fireworks effects. The company proposed using gestures and multi-touch to add such message effects. The company came up with an idea to allow small applications inside the iMessages application to interact with the messages being sent. Some apps may edit the message while others may delete the message from the phone of the opposite user.

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Editing messages will make iMessages even more appealing

A drawing provided in the patent document shows how small applications can allow users to interact with messages. The user interface looks similar to the iOS dock shown on the main screen but it is present within the iMessages application. This solution can make the iMessages application identical to the WeChat application - which is already popular thanks to the integration of small applications.