{"id":227221,"date":"2020-11-02T12:27:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T12:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/151.106.38.4\/2020\/11\/02\/whatsapp-set-to-roll-out-disappearing-messages-feature\/"},"modified":"2020-11-02T12:27:22","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T12:27:22","slug":"whatsapp-set-to-roll-out-disappearing-messages-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/2020\/11\/02\/whatsapp-set-to-roll-out-disappearing-messages-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp set to roll out disappearing messages feature"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 Facebook which has been working on a disappearing messages feature for WhatsApp for quite some time has now confirmed that the tool is expected to roll out soon globally.<\/p>\n

The social networking giant has created a frequently asked questions (FAQ) page on the upcoming feature, revealing detailed information about it.<\/p>\n

According to the company, 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.<\/p>\n

WhatsApp also explained how the feature will work.<\/p>\n

The company said that once the feature is enabled, “new messages sent in the individual or group chat will disappear after seven days”.<\/p>\n

“If a user doesn’t open WhatsApp in the seven-day period, the message will disappear. However, the preview of the message might still be displayed in notifications until WhatsApp is opened,” the company added.<\/p>\n

WhatsApp said that if a disappearing message is forwarded to another chat with disappearing messages off, the message won’t disappear in the forwarded chat.<\/p>\n

The feature will also work for media but the media will be saved to a smartphone if the auto-download option is enabled.<\/p>\n

The latest development comes a year after the feature was first spotted on the platform’s beta version for Android.<\/p>\n

As noted by WABetaInfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp, disappearing messages appeared on WhatsApp beta version 2.19.275 for Android last year.<\/p>\n

The disappearing message feature will rollout on WhatsApp for web, Android, iOS and KaiOS platforms.<\/p>\n

However, the exact date of its global availability is still unclear. <\/p>\n

(IANS)<\/p>\n

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