WPS Message Recall Settings on Windows: Introduction

WPS Message Recall Settings on Windows helps enterprise admins manage chat message recall rules in one place; it includes 3 core tasks, with 3 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	3	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	3	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Message Recall Settings is a chat management feature in the WPS collaboration admin console. It lets enterprise administrators control how long members can recall sent messages and whether group owners and group admins can recall any message in a group.

Core capabilities include:

Open the chat message settings page and access message management controls.
Set the member message recall time limit with preset options.
Turn unrestricted recall for group owners and group admins on or off for group chats.

This feature is suitable for organizations that want a consistent message management policy across collaboration scenarios.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows computer that can access the enterprise admin console
App version	The latest version of WPS Office is recommended, together with a browser or client environment that can open the admin console
Network	A stable internet connection is recommended for sign-in and saving settings
Other	Enterprise admin permissions are required; regular members cannot open this settings page

Source: System Requirements for WPS Office

Download & Installation

Before using Message Recall Settings, install WPS Office and make sure your account can access the enterprise admin console.

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Post-install check	Start WPS or sign in to the enterprise admin console, then confirm that the collaboration-related admin entry is available in the left navigation

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Enterprise admins can set a member recall time limit and allow group owners and group admins to recall any message in a group chat.	Teams admins can use messaging policies to control whether users can delete sent messages and whether owners can delete messages sent by others.	Google Chat admins can control chat history. When history is off, new direct and group messages are deleted after 24 hours, and admins can also use auto-deletion policies for retention management.	Notion provides enterprise data retention settings for deleted pages and AI chats, but it does not provide a native instant-message recall setting for team chat.	Adobe Acrobat Sign provides retention and automatic deletion rules for agreements and related data, rather than a native team chat recall setting.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS is directly focused on chat recall management. Distinct: it combines member recall time limits with a separate control for unrestricted recall by group owners and group admins.	Compared with WPS: Teams focuses on policy-based delete and edit permissions, not a matching member recall time window setting.	Compared with WPS: Google Chat focuses more on history and retention behavior than on immediate recall permissions for sent messages.	Compared with WPS: Notion centers on enterprise retention controls instead of chat recall management.	Compared with WPS: Adobe centers on document governance and retention instead of collaboration chat recall management.
Official Source	—	Manage messaging policies in Teams	Turn chat history on or off for an organization	Custom data retention settings	Data governance in Adobe Acrobat Sign

Overall Conclusion: For teams that need direct control over chat recall rules in an enterprise collaboration environment, WPS provides a more targeted settings entry. The other products listed here focus more on deletion policies, history retention, or document governance, so their closest official capabilities address a different management priority.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable Users	Main Pain Point	Solution
1	Standardize member recall rules	Enterprise admins	Different teams follow different recall expectations	Use Message Recall Settings to apply one recall time limit across the organization
2	Strengthen group chat moderation	Group owners, group admins, enterprise admins	Problematic messages in group chats need faster handling	Turn on unrestricted recall for group owners and group admins
3	Balance flexibility and record retention	Compliance or operations managers	Recall rules that are too loose or too strict can both create management issues	Choose a preset limit such as 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 1 hour, or 24 hours
4	Configure a new organization	Enterprise admins	A new collaboration environment starts without a message policy	Open the chat message settings page and complete the initial setup
5	Review policy on a regular basis	Enterprise admins	Existing recall rules may no longer fit after the organization changes	Recheck the recall limit and admin recall permission periodically

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free Users	WPS Premium
Access to Message Recall Settings	Available	Available
Member recall time limit settings	Available	Available
Group owner and group admin unrestricted recall setting	Available	Available
Additional suite benefits such as advanced PDF tools, more cloud storage, and AI features	Limited	More advanced benefits available

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
You only need to configure message recall rules in the admin console	Free	The feature itself does not require membership
You also need more PDF tools, templates, cloud storage, or AI office features	WPS Premium	A suitable choice when your team needs broader suite benefits beyond admin settings

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