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 View Once feature on WhatsApp Though WhatsApp will not allow you to download media sent through the View Once feature, it will allow anyone to take a screenshot or screen recording of the media before it disappears.

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WhatsApp ‘View Once’ Photo Sharing Feature Has This Major Security Issue That Should Worry You
3 months, 1 week ago

WhatsApp ‘View Once’ Photo Sharing Feature Has This Major Security Issue That Should Worry You

News 18  

WhatsApp introduced a view one photo feature which works as the name suggests. Security researcher named Tal Be’ery is credited with finding the issue and he claims that not only can a person view the photo/video on the desktop but also save it on their device. ““Currently, WhatsApp’s ‘View Once’ is a blunt form of false privacy and should either …

How To Backup WhatsApp Photos To Google Photos On Android & iPhone
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How To Backup WhatsApp Photos To Google Photos On Android & iPhone

The Quint  

WhatsApp users can go to settings and chat backups of their account where they will be able to see the MB or GB of WhatsApp data backed up to their cloud account. You can restore them on a new phone after you download WhatsApp on it.” The Android beta version 2.24.3.21 of WhatsApp is showing these new changes for backed …

How to stop WhatsApp media automatically saving to your phone gallery: A quick guide
1 year ago

How to stop WhatsApp media automatically saving to your phone gallery: A quick guide

India TV News  

WhatsApp is a handy instant messaging app, but it can clutter your phone's storage. Here's a guide on managing media files to keep your device organised. By following these steps, you can manage WhatsApp's media settings, avoiding unnecessary clutter in your gallery and ensuring your device stays organised. Automatic Saving When you download media on WhatsApp, it's saved to your …

iPhone Users Can Now Send Original Photos, Videos On WhatsApp Via Documents
1 year, 1 month ago

iPhone Users Can Now Send Original Photos, Videos On WhatsApp Via Documents

News 18  

In good news for iPhone users, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that will allow iOS users to send photos and videos as documents to preserve their original quality. “Thanks to the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.23.1.74 update, which is available on the TestFlight app, we discovered that this feature is finally available …

WhatsApp Adding New Message Menu To Send View Once Images, Videos
1 year, 4 months ago

WhatsApp Adding New Message Menu To Send View Once Images, Videos

News 18  

WhatsApp, the popular Meta-owned instant messaging platform, is reportedly working on a new message menu to send view once images and videos. As per the report, the instant messaging app will inform users that they have to press and hold the send button to set the image as a view once message. However, currently, GIFs can’t be sent in view …

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 …

WhatsApp rolls out picture-in-picture video call feature for iOS
1 year, 10 months ago

WhatsApp rolls out picture-in-picture video call feature for iOS

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Instant messaging platform WhatsApp has finally started rolling out picture-in-picture mode for video calls on iOS, as spotted earlier by 9to5Mac, reported The Verge, an American technology news website. According to the outlet, this feature, which WhatsApp first started testing last year, lets users open up other apps during video calls without any disruptions. WhatsApp will reduce your video …

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 …

Now, you can't take screenshot of WhatsApp's ‘View Once’ messages. Details here
2 years, 2 months ago

Now, you can't take screenshot of WhatsApp's ‘View Once’ messages. Details here

Hindustan Times  

Recently, WhatsApp introduced a feature called ‘View Once,’ which lets users send photos and videos that, as the feature's name implies, can be viewed only once. Unlike the current version, the upcoming version will not allow users to take a screenshot of or record messages meant to be seen only once, the report said. However, since the new option will …

WhatsApp Is Now Blocking Screenshots Taken From View-Once Mode
2 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp Is Now Blocking Screenshots Taken From View-Once Mode

News 18  

WhatsApp Beta users can now make sure that people are not able to take screenshots of images or videos sent via the view-once mode. This update comes via WABetaInfo, who says the change has been observed in the WhatsApp beta Android version 2.22.22.3 this week. As you might be aware, WhatsApp has this feature called view-once which allows users to …

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 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 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,” …

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 …

WhatsApp Adds Snapchat-Inspired 'View Once' for More Privacy: How it Works
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp Adds Snapchat-Inspired 'View Once' for More Privacy: How it Works

News 18  

WhatsApp has started rolling out a new feature dubbed ‘View Once,’ nearly two months after confirming its development. New feature alert!You can now send photos and videos that disappear after they’ve been opened via View Once on WhatsApp, giving you more control over your chats privacy! pic.twitter.com/Ig5BWbX1Ow — WhatsApp August 3, 2021 WhatsApp in its FAQ page notes that when …

WhatsApp introduces a 'View Once' feature that deletes photos or videos immediately after they are opened
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp introduces a 'View Once' feature that deletes photos or videos immediately after they are opened

Firstpost  

Users will not be able to forward, save, star, or share photos or videos that were sent or received with the ‘view once’ feature. Users will not be able to forward, save, star, or share photos or videos that were sent or received with the “view once” feature. You can now send photos and videos that disappear after they’ve been …

Sexting on WhatsApp is now safer with disappearing pics and videos, you should still avoid it
3 years, 4 months ago

Sexting on WhatsApp is now safer with disappearing pics and videos, you should still avoid it

India Today  

There is a new sexting app in town. On Wednesday, WhatsApp officially announced the View Once feature that will allow users to send disappearing photos and videos. Summary of the matter: It is safe to assume that the View Once feature of WhatsApp is going to be used for sexting, particularly in a country like India where almost everyone has …

WhatsApp officially rolling out View Once photos and videos that disappear after they have been opened
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp officially rolling out View Once photos and videos that disappear after they have been opened

India Today  

After months of leaks and speculations, WhatsApp has finally made the View Once feature official. As WhatsApp says that no everything needs to be recorded permanently, sometimes things demand quick reaction and that is where the View Once feature comes into play. WhatsApp says that all the View Once media is protected by end-to-end encryption so even WhatsApp cannot see …

WhatsApp beta for iOS gets disappearing messages for videos and images: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp beta for iOS gets disappearing messages for videos and images: Report

Firstpost  

The sender will not only see the ‘delivered’ and ‘seen’ time of the message but also the ‘opened’ time. WhatsApp’s much-talked-about disappearing message feature is already available for Android users. Now, it looks like iOS users will also get this feature soon. As per the report, users can choose the “view once” option where the media files disappear after the …

WhatsApp Starts Testing Snapchat-Inspired 'View Once' for Images and Videos
3 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp Starts Testing Snapchat-Inspired 'View Once' for Images and Videos

News 18  

WhatsApp had previously announced the development of a ‘View Once’ feature but the exact functioning remained unclear at that time. The publication adds that the upgrade lets users send media files that will automatically disappear the moment after the receiver views them. The publication notes that when users send photos and videos using View Once, the sender will be notified …

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 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’ …

WhatsApp may introduce self-destruct photos feature
3 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp may introduce self-destruct photos feature

The Hindu  

WhatsApp may roll out a feature similar to Snapchat’s, which will make photos from the sender disappear after the receiver opens it. The feature is likely to be available in a future app update in both Android and iOS devices, according to WhatsApp news portal WABetaInfo. The Facebook-owned app hasn’t implemented a screenshot detection feature on the app yet, the …

WhatsApp Getting a Self-Destructing Image Feature Similar to Disappearing Photos on Instagram DM
3 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp Getting a Self-Destructing Image Feature Similar to Disappearing Photos on Instagram DM

News 18  

Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp may be working on a new self-destructing images feature that will make images sent on a chat disappear for both the receiver and the sender. In a tweet, WABetaInfo said that WhatsApp’s disappearing images feature will be similar to the disappearing image concept of Instagram Direct. WhatsApp is working on self-destructing photos in a future …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

WhatsApp's expiring media feature has got a new name
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp's expiring media feature has got a new name

India Today  

WhatsApp’s upcoming expiring media feature will now be called View Once. As per a report by Wabetainfo, WhatsApp will make the expiring feature available for beta testers but it would be called View Once. Apart from this, WhatsApp is also working on the multi-device feature that has reached the final phase of testing.The feature allows users to log in to …

WhatsApp update will let users send disappearing messages like Instagram and Snapchat
4 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp update will let users send disappearing messages like Instagram and Snapchat

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy WhatsApp is experimenting with disappearing messages similar to Snapchat and Instagram. It also …

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