‘Delete for everybody’ seems within the Google Messages beta

In the event you despatched one thing you remorse in a Google Messages RCS group chat, it seems to be such as you’ll quickly have the ability to delete it for everybody, not simply your self. On Thursday, a Reddit consumer posted (via 9to5Google) a screenshot of the choice in a public beta for Android’s messaging app.

The picture from u/seeareeff exhibits a pop-up menu asking in the event that they wish to “Delete for everybody” or “Delete for me.” Till now, the latter has been the app’s solely deletion choice.

The delete for everybody characteristic aligns with the RCS’s Common Profile v2.7. The GSMA finalized that update in June 2024, nevertheless it takes time for RCS-enabled apps like Google’s to implement it. In February, a Messages app teardown from 9to5Google confirmed the change was within the pipeline for Android customers.

There are some caveats. First, not everybody utilizing the general public beta has seen the choice. As well as, the Reddit consumer who noticed it solely noticed it in a gaggle chat with 12 individuals; it wasn’t but of their one-on-one threads. Lastly, 9to5Google‘s app sleuthing from February revealed a limitation you may wish to bear in mind: Deleted messages “should still be seen by others on older app variations.”