New Delhi, July 2 -- In a welcome update for Android users, Google has started testing a new feature that lets people edit messages even after sending them to iPhone users. Until now, this ability was only possible in conversations between Android devices. Thanks to updates in the RCS standard, editing across platforms is finally becoming possible.

The new editing feature is based on the Universal Profile 3.0 standard. This update improves how Android phones and iPhones exchange messages using RCS, or Rich Communication Services. With it, users can long-press a sent message and tap a pencil icon to change the content. The original message will appear in the typing field, where edits can be made and then resent. There is a 15-minute windo...