WhatsApp Gets Disappearing Messages: Not All Chats Need To Last Forever And This Is How To Use It
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp Gets Disappearing Messages: Not All Chats Need To Last Forever And This Is How To Use It

News 18  

WhatsApp’s new Disappearing Messages feature is now rolling out for all users, which you will be able to send messages that will automatically disappear after a period of 7 days. The way this works is that when disappearing messages option is turned on new messages that are send in a chat with a contact will disappear after 7 days. WhatsApp says that once you enable disappearing messages in any chat, new messages will automatically disappear after 7 days. The way Disappearing Messages works is that even if a user doesn’t open a chat for 7 days, a message that you sent with disappearing messages switched on will disappear.

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How to temporarily disappear from WhatsApp without deleting it
7 months, 2 weeks ago

How to temporarily disappear from WhatsApp without deleting it

The Hindu  

WhatsApp is a popular instant messaging platform used by millions of users to connect with others via texts and calls. Turning off WhatsApp notifications helps you stay focused by preventing message distractions throughout your day. Toggle off the green notifications switch next to “Allow Notifications.” Users can also manage notifications directly within WhatsApp: Open WhatsApp. Force-stopping WhatsApp prevents it from …

WhatsApp introduces disappearing voice notes feature to keep your conversations private
1 year ago

WhatsApp introduces disappearing voice notes feature to keep your conversations private

India Today  

WhatsApp has just introduced a new feature called View Once for voice messages, which allows users to send voice messages that disappear once they have been listened to. The disappearing voice notes feature is designed to add an extra layer of privacy to your messages. In its blog post announcing the feature, WhatsApp said that there are several situations where …

WhatsApp Introduces 'Keep In Chat' Feature To Let Users Retain Disappearing Messages
1 year, 8 months ago

WhatsApp Introduces 'Keep In Chat' Feature To Let Users Retain Disappearing Messages

ABP News  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday announced a new feature for WhatsApp that will enable users to keep disappearing messages when they need them. This feature is simply called ‘Keep In Chat’ and is designed to let users hang on to important messages for later. This announcement comes shortly after reports suggested that WhatsApp is working on a feature that …

WhatsApp to let you save the 'disappearing' messages soon
1 year, 8 months ago

WhatsApp to let you save the 'disappearing' messages soon

India TV News  

WhatsApp has recently introduced a new feature which reads 'Keep in Chat' which will enable users to save the disappearing message thread. WhatsApp has called this feature a "sender superpower" which means it will be the choice of a sender to allow the receiver or others in the chat to keep certain disappearing messages. In an official statement, Meta Founder …

5 WhatsApp features coming in 2023: Edit message, duration for disappearing messages and more
1 year, 8 months ago

5 WhatsApp features coming in 2023: Edit message, duration for disappearing messages and more

India Today  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently unveiled a slew of new updates and features for WhatsApp, including a new desktop app for Windows and new group features and controls for Android and iOS. However, WhatsApp will soon add 15 new time duration options for disappearing messages under the "More options" menu. Pinning messages within chats and groups WhatsApp is also working …

WhatsApp launches official chat feature for Android and iOS
1 year, 9 months ago

WhatsApp launches official chat feature for Android and iOS

India TV News  

WhatsApp has officially launched its new official chat feature for users. Also, the report said that the benefit of receiving these messages in the official chat is that the users could easily stay updated with the notification without having to search for the latest information themselves. The report further mentioned that the first message sent by WhatsApp in the official …

WhatsApp will let you save the disappearing messages: Know-how?
1 year, 9 months ago

WhatsApp will let you save the disappearing messages: Know-how?

India TV News  

WhatsApp, a Meta-owned messaging platform has been working on a new feature which will enable users to keep the disappearing messages on their iOS and Android beta versions. The new feature has been rolled out to some beta testers across the world, post installing the latest beta version of the application from the Play Store and the TestFlight app, reported …

WhatsApp to let you keep disappearing messages, here is everything we know
1 year, 11 months ago

WhatsApp to let you keep disappearing messages, here is everything we know

India Today  

WhatsApp is working on a lot of features, and interestingly, most of them are useful in some way. One of the features that the messaging platform is soon expected to offer users is a way to keep disappearing messages. WhatsApp currently lets you send disappearing messages to contacts with a time limit, which automatically get deleted after some time. The …

WhatsApp to bring 'view once' messages: All you need to know
2 years ago

WhatsApp to bring 'view once' messages: All you need to know

India TV News  

Two years back in November 2020, WhatsApp added a much-asked privacy feature of disappearing messages on the platform. As per the reports of WABetaInfo, WhatsApp has been working on an extreme version of the disappearing message feature which will enable the user to view messages for once before it disappears. The new feature could be found in the latest WhatsApp …

WhatsApp is working on Kept Messages feature, here is how it will work
2 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp is working on Kept Messages feature, here is how it will work

India Today  

WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will be useful for those who use the "Disappearing messages" feature. WaBetaInfo has spotted a new “Kept Messages” feature that will allow people to keep disappearing messages whenever they want. The new “Kept Messages” feature is also equally important. The new feature will let people save all conversations even if the "Disappearing …

WhatsApp to enable saving ‘disappearing messages' when they are gone: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp to enable saving ‘disappearing messages' when they are gone: Report

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp, the popular messaging platform is working on a new feature which will save the ‘disappeared messages’ even after they have expired. WhatsApp will soon introduce the section named ‘Kept messages’, Hindustan Times sister publication Live Hindustan reported. Besides this, WhatsApp will soon roll out a feature to enable Android users to hide their online status. WhatsApp is working on …

WhatsApp Tips: How to disappear from WhatsApp without deleting it
2 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp Tips: How to disappear from WhatsApp without deleting it

India TV News  

WhatsApp messaging apps is one of the busiest texting platforms in today’s time. If you are an avid user of WhatsApp and you do not wish to use the platform or take a break, then we can suggest a wiser way to disappear and not receive messages- without deleting the app from your handset. Here are the tips to activate …

WhatsApp Will Soon Give Its Users More Time To Delete Their Chats
2 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp Will Soon Give Its Users More Time To Delete Their Chats

News 18  

WhatsApp has the option where you can delete a message that you feel has a lot of typos or was mistakenly sent. But soon, you will get more than a couple of days’ time to delete the text on the messaging app. As per the new report from WABetainfo this week, WhatsApp users will soon have an increased time limit …

WhatsApp disappearing messages can be saved too- Learn how
2 years, 6 months ago

WhatsApp disappearing messages can be saved too- Learn how

India TV News  

WhatsApp introduced the disappearing messages feature during the pandemic in 2020 for the group chats. This feature could be turned on by the admin from the chat settings and makes all messages in the chat automatically disappear after seven days. But as per the reports, WhatsApp is experimenting with a new feature that will enable you to keep some of …

WhatsApp testing feature to keep disappearing messages in chat
2 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp testing feature to keep disappearing messages in chat

India Today  

WhatsApp is testing new ways to make the disappearing messages feature useful. In such cases, WhatsApp’s soon-to-be-announced feature which is called “Keep the disappearing message” will come to your rescue. On a related note, WhatsApp is testing the possibility to forward messages to only one group chat at a time. WhatsApp had previously rolled out an update that allowed users …

WhatsApp may extend time limit for Delete for Everyone feature from one hour to two days
2 years, 10 months ago

WhatsApp may extend time limit for Delete for Everyone feature from one hour to two days

India Today  

WhatsApp is reportedly planning to extend the time limit of the Delete for Everyone feature. The existing time limit is one hour, eight minutes, and 16 seconds, but soon WhatsApp might increase it to two days. The current time limit only allows users to delete the message one hour, eight minutes, and 16 seconds after sending the message. As per …

WhatsApp enable disappearing messages by default for new chat
3 years ago

WhatsApp enable disappearing messages by default for new chat

India TV News  

WhatsApp Disappearing Messages: WhatsApp has announced that its users will now have the option to turn on disappearing messages by default for all new chats. Meta-owned platform said that it is adding two new durations for disappearing messages: 24 hours and 90 days, as well as the existing option of 7 days. "For people who choose to switch on default …

WhatsApp launches new feature that lets you set new chats to disappear
3 years ago

WhatsApp launches new feature that lets you set new chats to disappear

India Today  

WhatsApp has announced that its disappearing messages feature is finally getting the anticipated disappearing chat functionality. WhatsApp users will now be able to turn on disappearing messages for all new chats, meaning the entire chat will disappear automatically after the set time, which can be 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days. “Not all messages need to stick around forever,” …

WhatsApp Working on These 6 New Features, Here's What to Expect in 2022
3 years ago

WhatsApp Working on These 6 New Features, Here's What to Expect in 2022

News 18  

WhatsApp is easily the most popular messaging app in the world with over two billion active users. This year, we saw the rollout of some handy tools like image editor for WhatsApp web, disappearing messages, and voice notes playback speed. Last seen for select users: WhatsApp lets users hide last seen and blue ticks on read messages. Playback Controls for …

WhatsApp will soon let you auto-delete messages more than 90 days old: Here’s how it will work
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp will soon let you auto-delete messages more than 90 days old: Here’s how it will work

Firstpost  

WhatsApp users will soon get to enable an option that will automatically delete all messages that are more than three months old. WhatsApp recently introduced the disappearing messages function for users to send texts that are automatically deleted post viewing. New WhatsApp feature to launch soon It is understood that WhatsApp users will soon get to choose an option that …

WhatsApp new update to auto delete messages after 90 days. See details
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp new update to auto delete messages after 90 days. See details

Live Mint  

Earlier this month, WhatsApp rolled out its ‘ View Once’ feature that deletes messages once they are read. Last November, it had released a feature that automatically deletes messages after 7 days, adding the option of 24-hour limit in April this year. Now, the Facebook-owned messaging platform is working on extending the limit of days for disappearing messages to 90 …

WhatsApp Disappearing Messages Will Soon Have Option Of Keeping Texts For 90 Days
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp Disappearing Messages Will Soon Have Option Of Keeping Texts For 90 Days

News 18  

WhatsApp launched its disappearing messages feature back in November last year. WhatsApp currently keeps disappearing messages for seven days before they are erased automatically. According to a recent find from WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo, WhatsApp may give users an option to keep disappearing messages for 90 days. According to a report in WABetaInfo, WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.21.17.16 has references …

How to Send Messages That Automatically Disappear
3 years, 4 months ago

How to Send Messages That Automatically Disappear

Wired  

Many mystery and spy movies are based on the premise that you can send messages that self-destruct, but you don't need to be an international secret agent to do the same with your own texts. In fact, most popular chat apps now include some kind of disappearing message feature—which means that if you don't want a permanent record of your …

Here's how you can enable 'disappearing photos feature' on WhatsApp
3 years, 4 months ago

Here's how you can enable 'disappearing photos feature' on WhatsApp

India Today  

The instant messaging app WhatsApp has enabled the disappearing photos feature, on its platform. The feature known as ‘View Once’ allows users to send photos and videos in chats that can only be viewed a single time before disappearing. Steps to enable View Once media on WhatsApp Step 1: Go to WhatsApp and tap on the attachment icon. More about …

WhatsApp rolls out 'Archived Chats' feature to keep a few chats hidden even after new text messages: How it works
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp rolls out 'Archived Chats' feature to keep a few chats hidden even after new text messages: How it works

Firstpost  

Users will not receive any notifications for the archived chats ‘unless they are mentioned or replied to’. WhatsApp has introduced a new feature called ‘Archived Chats’ for both Android and iOS users. This feature will allow users to keep a few desired chats hidden in an ‘Archived Chats Folder’. As per a statement by WhatsApp, “We have heard that users …

WhatsApp Confirms Multi-Device, Improved Disappearing Mode and View Once Features Incoming
3 years, 6 months ago

WhatsApp Confirms Multi-Device, Improved Disappearing Mode and View Once Features Incoming

News 18  

WhatsApp has been rumoured to be working on an improved disappearing message, multiple-device support, and view once features for a while. However, based on old reports stating the arrival of at least improved disappearing messages and multi-device support features on beta channels, the rollout seems imminent. Starting with the multi-device support, the feature would essentially enable users to access WhatsApp …

WhatsApp May Add a 24 Hours Option For Disappearing Messages Feature: All We Know
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp May Add a 24 Hours Option For Disappearing Messages Feature: All We Know

News 18  

Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp had last year introduced a much popular disappearing messages feature, which automatically removed messages after a period of seven days. Now, it is being reported that WhatsApp is testing a 24 hours option for disappearing messages on both Android, iOS, and the web. The report in WABetaInfo said that WhatsApp will not replace the 7 …

WhatsApp disappearing messages to soon have a 24-hour option, spotted on upcoming iOS version
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp disappearing messages to soon have a 24-hour option, spotted on upcoming iOS version

India Today  

WhatsApp has since long been hinted at bringing more options to its disappearing messages. The Facebook-owned chat app introduced the Telegram-like disappearing messages option to its global users late last year. The publication has spotted an upcoming version of the app wherein an additional 24-hour option is seen with disappearing messages. WhatsApp disappearing messages with 24-hour option As per the …

WhatsApp May Soon Let Users Set 24-Hour Disappearing Messages, Here's How It Will Work
3 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp May Soon Let Users Set 24-Hour Disappearing Messages, Here's How It Will Work

News 18  

WhatsApp launched the disappearing messages feature in November 2020 that lets users send special texts or media files that automatically vanish from the chat after seven days. To enable the feature on WhatsApp for Android and iOS devices, users will need to open a WhatsApp chat > Tap the contact’s name > Tap Disappearing messages > If prompted, tap ‘CONTINUE’ …

Telegram users get disappearing messages feature
3 years, 9 months ago

Telegram users get disappearing messages feature

The Hindu  

Telegram has launched ‘auto-delete messages’ feature in its app, allowing users to chat without leaving a trace of their conversations behind. Facebook-owned WhatsApp rolled out the disappearing messages feature in November last year, allowing users to send messages in both private chats and groups that vanish after seven days. Telegram's auto-delete messages feature will only apply to messages sent after …

WhatsApp Disappearing Messages goes live in India, here is how to use it
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp Disappearing Messages goes live in India, here is how to use it

India Today  

Days after WhatsApp made the Disappearing Messages official, the feature has now been rolled out in India. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the option to use disappearing messages on WhatsApp.” The disappearing message is an opt-in feature, which when turned on will delete the message sent after seven days. The shopping list or store address you received a few …

WhatsApp Disappearing Messages Now Live in India: Here's How to Use it on iOS, Android and Desktop
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp Disappearing Messages Now Live in India: Here's How to Use it on iOS, Android and Desktop

News 18  

WhatsApp ‘disappearing messages’ feature is finally available in India and users can now use it across all platforms, that is, WhatsApp for Android, iOS, desktop, KaiOS and web. To enable the feature on WhatsApp for Android and iOS devices, users will need to open a WhatsApp chat > Tap the contact’s name > Tap Disappearing messages > If prompted, tap …

How to turn WhatsApp disappearing messages On or Off in group: All you need to know
4 years, 1 month ago

How to turn WhatsApp disappearing messages On or Off in group: All you need to know

India Today  

Whatsapp is a very popular and widely-used social media messenger. Any admin in a group can turn disappearing messages on or off in the group chat. Check below the step-by-step guide for the users to enable or disable WhatsApp disappearing messages in a group chat. How to enable WhatsApp disappearing messages in a group: Android and iPhone If you’re a …

Instagram, Messenger get new 'vanish mode' feature
4 years, 1 month ago

Instagram, Messenger get new 'vanish mode' feature

The Hindu  

Instagram and Facebook's Messenger now get disappearing messages feature on their platforms. Users can switch on the 'vanish mode' and send messages that disappear automatically. Facebook-owned WhatsApp rolled out the disappearing messages feature earlier in November, enabling users to send messages that disappear after seven days. In September, Facebook integrated its Messenger messaging platform with Instagram's Direct Message to help …

How to turn WhatsApp disappearing messages On or Off: All you need to know
4 years, 1 month ago

How to turn WhatsApp disappearing messages On or Off: All you need to know

India Today  

Whatsapp is a very popular and widely-used social media messenger. If disappearing messages are turned on, media sent in the chat will disappear but will be saved on the phone if auto-download is on. Check below the step-by-step guide for the users to enable or disable WhatsApp disappearing messages in an individual chat. How to enable WhatsApp disappearing messages: Android …

Thought Using WhatsApp is Secure? This One Flaw Can Compromise All Your Messages
4 years, 1 month ago

Thought Using WhatsApp is Secure? This One Flaw Can Compromise All Your Messages

News 18  

WhatsApp has been squarely billing itself as a secure messaging service to rival the likes of Telegram and Signal. What the Drive vulnerability represents is a security backdoor into the apparently failsafe end-to-end encryption, using which lawmakers can exploit the breach and gain access to personal conversations. Not using the same end-to-end encryption standard that WhatsApp uses to protect all …

WhatsApp Disappearing Messages: Here's How Group Admins Can Use the Feature on Android, iOS and Web
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp Disappearing Messages: Here's How Group Admins Can Use the Feature on Android, iOS and Web

News 18  

WhatsApp has finally launched the disappearing messages feature for Group chats, days after confirming its development on its dedicated Support page. While the disappearing messages feature can be enabled by both parties in an individual chat, for a WhatsApp Group, the option lies only with the admin. To enable the feature on a WhatsApp Group, admins with either Android or …

WhatsApp Disappearing Messages: How to Enable and Disable Feature on Android, iOS, Web
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp Disappearing Messages: How to Enable and Disable Feature on Android, iOS, Web

News 18  

WhatsApp has finally launched the disappearing messages feature, days after confirming its development on the dedicated Support page. If the disappearing messages feature on WhatsApp is enabled, messages that include both text and media files, will be automatically deleted after seven days. To enable the feature on WhatsApp for Android and iOS, users will need to open WhatsApp chat > …

WhatsApp officially launches 'Disappearing Messages' feature: How to enable
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp officially launches 'Disappearing Messages' feature: How to enable

Live Mint  

After providing a glimpse of how the feature will work once rolled out, WhatsApp on Thursday finally launched it's much-awaited "Disappearing Messages' feature with a time limit of seven days before the message gets automatically deleted. The Disappearing Messages feature will be available on all WhatsApp-supported devices including Android, iOS, and Linux-based KaiOS devices, along with WhatsApp Web and Desktop …

WhatsApp’s new disappearing messages feature
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp’s new disappearing messages feature

The Hindu  

WhatsApp has added a new feature to its platform that allows users to send messages that will disappear after seven days. The disappearing messages feature can be enabled by users in individual chats, while only group admins can turn it on or off on groups. The message will not disappear in the forwarded chat if it is forwarded to another …

WhatsApp now lets you manage storage better, delete bulk content
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp now lets you manage storage better, delete bulk content

Live Mint  

WhatsApp has finally rolled out a release for a more efficient way to manage storage on your device as well as help you easily identify, review and bulk delete content that may be filling your phone. With regard to bulk deletion, you can The new storage management tools are rolling out to users worldwide this week, said WhatsApp in a …

WhatsApp new feature: Now users can enable disappearing messages function
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp new feature: Now users can enable disappearing messages function

Live Mint  

WhatsApp has confirmed its new exciting disappearing messages feature which, once enabled, will make new messages sent in individual or group chats disappear after seven days. While the users can themselves turn disappearing messages on and off for individual chats, in a group chat, only the admins will get to use the feature. The feature, as per the App, will …

WhatsApp Explains How its Upcoming Disappearing Messages Feature Works, Rollout Expected Soon
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp Explains How its Upcoming Disappearing Messages Feature Works, Rollout Expected Soon

News 18  

WhatsApp has officially confirmed the development of disappearing messages feature for its messaging platform. The disappearing message feature will rollout on WhatsApp for web, Android, iOS, and KaiOS; however, its exact date of availability remains unclear. WhatsApp explains that the disappearing message feature not only works with text messages but can also be used while sharing multi-media files such as …

'It is Finally Here': WhatsApp's 'Forever' Mute Option is Everything that People Wanted
4 years, 2 months ago

'It is Finally Here': WhatsApp's 'Forever' Mute Option is Everything that People Wanted

News 18  

Getting added in family groups, office groups, etc on WhatsApp is sometimes adds to our burden of being o the social media all the time. You can now mute a chat forever pic.twitter.com/DlH7jAt6P8— WhatsApp Inc. October 23, 2020 As the messaging app extends its mute option to forever, it looks like this is what WhatsApp users had been waiting for …

WhatsApp’s new iPhone beta shows Expiring Messages feature: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp’s new iPhone beta shows Expiring Messages feature: Report

India TV News  

WhatsApp has released a new beta version for the iOS version of its app, bringing in various improvements to the platform, according to WABetaInfo. WhatsApp 2.20.100.22 beta also comes with improved code for the Expiring Messages feature. This feature is currently available in the app’s beta version for users to check out. WhatsApp is also working on a feature that …

WhatsApp may soon add new feature to keep chats hidden
4 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp may soon add new feature to keep chats hidden

Live Mint  

WhatsApp is working on a feature called Vacation Mode which was first spotted in the instant messaging application’s beta version almost a year back. The Vacation Mode is basically a feature that allows the user to have better control over archived chats on WhatsApp and to keep chats hidden, even when the archived chats receive a new message. With the …

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