Google Messages now lets you edit texts you’re sending to iPhones, but there’s a serious catch

• You can now edit texts sent from Android to iOS
• The change is part of the updated RCS standard
• Texts sent from iOS to Android can’t yet be edited, though

Sending text messages between an iPhone and an Android device has long been a pretty poor experience, with features like typing indicators and read receipts missing for years. That’s shifted in recent years thanks to the use of Rich Communication Services (RCS), and it’s bringing another benefit to your cross-platform chats.

In this case, that’s the ability to edit texts sent from an Android phone to an iPhone (via Android Authority). This feature appears to be rolling out gradually to Android users, so it’s not available to everyone just yet. But if it’s working for you, all you’ve got to do is long press on a sent message, then tap ...