Regret apps: The undo button for instant messaging

[Surya Gayatri]

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30808846

The company's motto is "What happens on Strings, stays on Strings"

How many times have you messaged someone on the spur of the moment only to wish you could take it back seconds later?

Well, as they say… there's an app for that.

US-based company Strings has launched an instant messaging app that lets you "share what you want with who you want and take it back, if you want."

It's a catchy motto, but how does it work?

Strings chief executive Edward Balassanian says the free app allows you to delete sent messages, images and videos from your phone as well as the phone of the person that you sent them to.

The app also prevents the recipient from downloading, sharing or even getting a screenshot of your content without your permission.

The catch is that the recipient needs to be a user of the messaging app as well
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Staying power?

While the Strings app is not the first of its kind in the market, its popularity has skyrocketed since the beta version was launched on 31 December.
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Anybody familiar with this? First time I've heard of it...Does it work?

[Surya Gayatri]

5. Say what? Are the deletes above proof positive that it works?

[Rex]

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