How to Unsend a Message on iPhone (2-Minute Limit)
You have two minutes to pull back an iMessage on iPhone, and it only works on blue bubbles. Here is the exact tap sequence, plus what unsending does not undo.
By Daniel ShuttleworthAug 26, 2026
To unsend a message on iPhone, touch and hold the message bubble, then tap Undo Send. You have two minutes from the moment you sent it, and it only works on blue iMessage bubbles — green SMS and RCS messages cannot be pulled back.
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Daniel Shuttleworth
Editor · Sylvan Lake, Alberta
Daniel Shuttleworth studied Advanced Information Communication Technology and has spent more than 20 years working out why consumer tech misbehaves — from an Amiga 600 and a VHS deck through to whatever Xbox and Samsung shipped this year. He writes The Tech Cell from Sylvan Lake, Alberta, and checks every step against the vendor's current documentation before it goes out, because the menu that worked last spring has usually moved.
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By Daniel ShuttleworthAug 26, 2026
