How can I cancel a text set to the wrong person by mistake?

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Sent text to wrong person
 

Ledsteplin

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Re: how to cancel text sent by mistake

Been there and done that. I usually just send a follow up saying, " Oops! Wrong person!".
 

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My former coworker sent me a "I'll be home soon sweetie, give the boy a kiss for me. Love ya" message once.

I replied with ,"Sorry mate, I'm taken. Ah, what the hell...I love you too."
 

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Re: how to cancel text sent by mistake

Best way to avoid this is check before hitting Send. Think of it as the Nuke button
 

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You can't. Neither can you put toothpaste back in the tube. Once it's out there, it's out there.

Okay, okay . . . I have to remember that line: "Neither can you put toothpaste back in the tube. Once it's out there, it's out there."
 

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If you go into airplane mode quick enough and wait for it to say "say not delivered". It is challenging at times to beat the blue iMessage load bar at the top😂.