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WhatsApp has detailed how its new ‘missing’ message feature will work on its messaging platform.
Once enabled through a menu setting, WhatsApp said that messages sent in individual or group chat will disappear after seven days.
These settings will not affect messages that you previously sent or received in chat. In an individual chat, any of the users can turn the disappearing messages on or off. In a group chat, only group administrators can turn disappearing messages on or off, WhatsApp said.
- If a user does not open WhatsApp within the seven day period, the message will disappear. However, the message preview may still show in notifications until WhatsApp is opened;
- When you reply to a message, the initial message is quoted. If you reply to a message that disappears, the quoted text can remain in the chat after seven days;
- If a disappearing message is forwarded to a chat with the disappearing messages, the message will not disappear in the forwarded chat;
- If a user creates a backup before a message disappears, the disappearing message will be included in the backup. Disappearing messages will be deleted when a user restores from a backup.
WhatsApp said users should only use disappearing messages with trusted people, as there are still ways to capture the messages.
For example, someone might:
- Forward or take a screenshot of a disappearing message and save it before it disappears;
- Copy and save the content of the disappearing message before it disappears;
- Take a photo of a disappearing message with a camera or other device before it disappears.
“By default, the media you receive on WhatsApp will be automatically downloaded to your photos. If disappearing messages are enabled, the media sent in chat will disappear, but will be saved on the phone if automatic download is enabled. “
WhatsApp said that you can disable the automatic download feature via a toggle in the settings menu.
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