WhatsApp has announced new options within the temporary messages with which full chats can be established with these settings or manage the time that these remain saved in the messaging app.
The company introduced temporary messages – which are automatically deleted after a set time – in November 2020, and this summer a feature so that photos and videos disappear immediately after they have been viewed once. Behind these privacy features is the idea that it is the user who must decide “how long a message should exist”.
Now the messaging app has expanded options that offers with the entering the default temporary messages and new temporary options. Temporary messages, once activated, disappear after seven days, so far the only temporary option available. However, from this Monday, you can also choose between two other new durations: 24 hours and 90 days.
On the other hand, the application has also incorporated the default temporary messages, with which users can activate temporary messages by default in all newly created chats, whether individual or group. When activating this new feature, all new chats will be configured for disappear after the duration that the user chooses.
This new feature is optional and does not “change or delete” any of the chats, as the company explained to Europa Press in a statement. For those who choose to activate the default temporary messages, the application will show a notification to the participants so that they know at all times what the selected configuration is. “In this way, it is clear that your choice applies to all your conversations on WhatsApp from that moment on and that it is not something personal with anyone,” they point out from the company.
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