Pavel Jelic A few days ago, Apple presented new operating systems at this year's developer conference WWDC. Specifically, we got iOS and iPadOS 16, macOS 13 Ventura and watchOS 9, with the first mentioned system traditionally coming with the largest number of new features, some of which are really worth it. We can mention, for example, the new options in the Messages application, which specifically includes the option to edit and delete already sent messages. These are two features that iPhone users have been clamoring for for several years now, as a competing chat app has been offering them for a long time.
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Flying around the world with Apple Most of you can't wait for iOS 16 to be released so that you can start using the aforementioned news in News. And it's no wonder, since many of us simply live in fear of sending a message to the wrong contact, which can often be considered the law of approval. It hasn't happened to some users yet, to others it has - and if you belong to the second group, then you certainly check very carefully who you are sending them to when sending intimate or other similar messages. If you send the wrong message like this, there is no going back, unfortunately. Simply deleting the message can often solve unnecessary worries and problems that may arise.
However, we have to look at the possibility of deleting messages in iOS 16 from another point of view. About 1 billion people use iPhones in the world, and Apple has to think very carefully about each new function so that it is suitable for practically everyone. Of course, many people in the world live in harmonious relationships or marriages, but we cannot say with rose-colored glasses that there is no such thing as a bad union between two people. In fact, it's the exact opposite - unfortunately, there are more than enough dysfunctional relationships and marriages in the world, and in some of them, mostly women have to deal with violence, bullying and other similar unpleasantness. People always simply advise everyone to run away from unhappy relationships, but this is not possible in all cases. Some people are still held by love for the other, others by threats or violence.
This is how to delete a message in iOS 16
If it goes so far that the victim of threats and domestic violence goes to the police or other appropriate places, it is always necessary to present sufficient evidence. As far as threats are concerned, they have so far proven themselves best in the native Messages, since no messages could be deleted from there. But now, with the arrival of iOS 16, abusers will have up to 15 minutes to completely remove or modify the message. In the case of modification, a specific message will at least be marked as Modified, so it can be determined that the message has been manipulated in some way. However, if the sending of a message is cancelled, the message simply disappears and is never seen or heard from again.
In general, it seems to me that Apple recently lives in an absolutely ideal world. But what are we going to lie to ourselves about, the world is definitely not ideal, and above all, it never will be. It's quite clear that Apple isn't backing down from the option of removing messages after the show, as it simply wouldn't look good and many users would complain. On the other hand, however, it is important that the situation described above be addressed in some way. The last thing a victim can wish for when proving domestic violence and threats is precisely the lack of evidence. Even the lawyer Michelle Simpson Tuegel has exactly the same opinion, who sent a letter on this topic to the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook himself.
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The good news, however, is that there are relatively simple ways to resolve message deletion issues. Apple could take inspiration from, for example, some competing applications, such as Messenger. Here, if a message is deleted, its content will be deleted, but information will be displayed that the message has been canceled. This is not strictly a solution, but at least it is possible to prove that the other party should have deleted their messages for some reason. The second option is to shorten the time window for the possibility of deleting or editing a message, from 15 minutes to, for example, one or two minutes. This way, the sender of the messages has much less time to realize that the messages could be used against him and may not have time to delete them.
The third possibility is the need to agree on the deletion of messages in the conversation. And that, of course, not with the use of communication, but purely with function. This means that a dialog box could appear in the chat, in which both parties would have to confirm the possibility of deleting messages, and only then would the function be activated. The fourth possibility could be a special button to report the conversation, with the fact that it would be saved in a certain form. However, this in turn could mean privacy issues. Of course, none of the solutions mentioned above is 100% perfect, but it could help anyway. On the other hand, of course, you can never please everyone. Would you even think about something like this, or would you not address these issues that can arise with the ability to delete messages at all? You can let us know in the comments.
They didn't stop and they are looking for a problem where it doesn't exist.
1) Information about a deleted message proves NOTHING AT ALL. I don't know how big a fool the recipient of the messages would have to be and operate in the police or court with the information that the sender deleted the message instead of a screenshot.
2) The compromised user disables the sender's read info, so the sender will not know whether the recipient has read the message or not within the 15-minute limit. He will soon stop enjoying this fun, and if not, then:
2) The recipient of the messages has the option to block the sender.
It can be seen that you have most likely never encountered a similar situation, not even in your surroundings, for example. Believe me, if you live with someone who practices domestic violence or threatens you, blocking that person is the last thing you want to do. And the same problem can occur by turning off the read receipt. Any of the listed would be done by the vulnerable person, so he would bear the consequences for it. Unfortunately, everything is not as simple as it seems - especially in these relationships. If the women (or men) could simply leave the relationship, they most likely would after some time.
Exactly as you write. Looking for something that can be solved differently