Will we soon be able to send self-deleting messages, images, videos and GIFs via WhatsApp, just like on Snapchat? At least the function was discovered in a beta version of WhatsApp.
As t3n reports, the WhatsApp developers are apparently experimenting with a new feature that makes it possible to send self-deleting images and videos. It is still unclear whether the function will come at all and when.
The function was discovered by the portal Wabetainfo . Similar to Snapchat, the media viewed by the recipient, such as images, videos or GIFs, disappear automatically. Messages should be able to be set so that they disappear at a specific time.
In the case of media, on the other hand, this option of presetting a time of disappearance should be missing. As soon as the WhatsApp user who received the media leaves the chat, images, videos and GIFs also disappear. No indication that an image or video had once been in the chat was found.
How does this work exactly?
If a WhatsApp user sends a self-destructing message, information about it is displayed - but if he sends media, no information about its disappearance is displayed. However, media that has previously been marked as self-deleting will also be marked accordingly for the recipient - this should let them know that the content will disappear into thin air after viewing.
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On Instagram or Snapchat there is the option to save disappearing content. It is not known whether the situation is similar with WhatsApp. Wabetainfo has not found any evidence of this so far, but is staying on the topic.
The function was found in the WhatsApp beta for Android. However, the question of whether and when the function will be made available to all WhatsApp users remains open.
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