Counselling a sent text on samsung J3

[Laffer]

Trying to find out if I can cancel a sent text message, with my huawei p8 if I sent a text by mistake I would hit the text 3 times and it would cancel it, but can't find it on this samsung J3.

[Cleoriff · Accepted solution]

Hi @Laffer

As far as I know once a text is sent, there is no way of cancelling it. Sorry

[MI5]

On my previous Samsung phones there was an option in the message settings to delay sending them, which gave you up to 30 seconds to cancel a text before it was sent.
Messages >Settings >Delay then choose the length of time.
Not sure if this is still a feature though.

[Cleoriff]

Although this wont cancel it once sent?

[MI5]

You can cancel if it's inside the delay period.

[Cleoriff]

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@MI5 wrote:
You can cancel if it's inside the delay period.

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Indeed, I understand that. Though no way of cancelling once sent.

I can't recall having that option on any of my recent phones....

[MI5]

If it's sent, it's sent, but I think @Laffer is asking for options to be able to cancel like their previous phone had, not that they actually want to stop one from sending now?

[Cleoriff]

We must be looking at it from a different perspective. I read 'can I cancel a sent text message'.

Anyway, that's enough from me, not going round in circles with it.

[MI5]

No, not needed.

[Laffer]

Sorry I ment cancelling, that predictive texting got me again. On my huawei p8 when I pressed send I had think it was 3 sec and I could tap the text 2 or 3 times and it would cancel sending the text, and yes that's the only mob I've had that did that. Miss my delivery reports as well, I know we can put is it *#0# in front of text but who wants to do that, if we remember to do so.