Well, it appears that Apple paid heed to those worries and quietly made some notable changes, just the way it did for its controversial iCloud photo scanning plans. As documented by developer Federico Viticci in a tweet, the fourth beta of iOS 16 now limits users to only five edits for each message. But more importantly, it displays a log of all the edits made to a message. Tapping the blue “Edited” text below the message bubble pulls up all the previous versions of a message. All the edited versions of a message will appear as slightly faded text in separate bubbles. On the surface, the new edit log system looks like a step towards higher transparency for all parties engaged in a conversation, especially the recipients. However, some users are also complaining that it defeats the whole purpose of having the edit functionality in the first place.
More Transparency, Shrinking Time Window
Another key iMessage change that is being rolled out with iOS 16 Beta 4 is the time allowance for unsending a message. So far, the iMessage app has allowed users to pull back a message within 15 minutes of sending it. However, the latest beta of iOS 16 significantly shrinks that window and reduces it to only two minutes. For users worried about being embarrassed by edit logs, their only option now is to unsend their message within a couple of minutes. Apple hasn’t officially explained the rationale behind making the aforesaid changes, and the release notes for iOS 16 Beta 4 don’t mention them either.
On the bright side, the latest developer-focused beta update resolves a whole bunch of issues. For example, it fixes a telephony issue that blocked incoming and outgoing calls if the user has recently switched from a physical SIM to an eSIM line on the same device. Apple will be rolling out a public beta update with the aforementioned changes in the coming days. On the other hand, the stable iOS 16 update will be out in the fall, right on time for the iPhone 14 series debut, alongside new watches and possibly upgraded iPads, too.
And as usual, when you sleep over the bed of heedlessness in your youth, then be sure to tread on the path of regret during old age. Let me hasten to reiterate that seeking knowledge frees you from the captivity and prison of ignorance and darkness. So my good friends, brothers and sisters in Islam, seek beneficial knowledge and wisdom with the correct ethics, aiming to benefit society with the knowledge and hoping for reward from the Almighty Allah. Laziness is very attractive to ignorance, so wherever there is laziness in the quest for knowledge, be certain to find ignorance married happily to Mr. laziness, making a perfect couple with darkness as their residence. Corrections, criticisms and the like are welcome as usual. They keep me on my toes and on the look out for much information. Since information is key in this day and age.
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