X gets DM Editing feature: How to use it

X has started rolling out a new DM editing feature to its users in India and elsewhere across the globe. As the name suggest, this new feature lets users edit their direct messages or DMs long after they have been shared on the platform.

Interestingly, X (formerly Twitter), has not shared a timeline for editing a DM. This means that X users can also edit their older messages shared on the platform. However, the company has placed limits on the number of changes users can make to a message. In a support document detailing the feature, X said that users can only make up to five edits to a message. X says that this has been done to ensure that the conversations remain coherent.

As far as visibility is concerned, X says that on Android and Web, the recipient will receive a new message that contains the latest version of the message. It will be supplemented with the prefix 'Edited'. On iOS users will receive the edited message if they have not yet seen the original message.

X DM Editing feature availability

Coming to the availability, X's DM Editing feature is rolling out to iOS users. Android and Web users will get this feature in the coming days

X DM Editing feature: How to use it

Step 1: Open App Store on your iPhone and look for X.

Step 2: Tap the Update button to get the latest version of the X on your iPhone.

Step 3: Now open the X app on your iPhone.

Step 4: Find the DM you want to edit in the chat.

Step 5: Click on the three dots next to the message that you want to edit.

Step 6: Next, select the 'Edit' option.

Step 7: Make the edits to your message.

Step 8: Tap the 'Save' button.