WhatsApp Working on View-Once Text Messages for iPhone

WhatsApp is moving connected a mode to fto users nonstop substance messages that tin lone beryllium viewed once, akin to the diagnostic already disposable for photos, videos, and dependable notes.


According to WABetaInfo, aft typing a connection successful the chat bar, users volition beryllium capable to prime a caller "Send arsenic presumption once" enactment by long-pressing the Send button. When the connection is sent, the recipient volition beryllium capable to unfastened the connection erstwhile and work it earlier it disappears.

This means that the recipient volition not beryllium capable to copy, forward, oregon stock the connection aft receiving it. WhatsApp volition besides artifact screenshots and surface recordings to forestall the contented from being preserved successful immoderate form.

The feature, which is inactive successful development, is said to beryllium coming to idiosyncratic chats and groups, but it won't beryllium disposable successful channels, wherever ephemeral messages aren't suitable. WhatsApp is besides processing the diagnostic for Android phones.

WABetaInfo notes that the caller diagnostic volition beryllium welcomed by users who presently usage a workaround by adding substance to an representation and sending it arsenic view-once media.

The enactment follows different diagnostic that appeared successful beta a fewer weeks agone that causes disappearing messages to vanish based connected a countdown that starts lone aft they've been read. The diagnostic has yet to rotation retired much broadly.
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