WhatsApp is rolling out its “View Once” function in the present day, which deletes pictures or movies out of your chat after they’ve been opened by the recipient. When sending a photograph or video, you may make it view as soon as by tapping the “1” button to the left of the ship button. After the recipient opens it, it’ll be deleted. The recipient will have the ability to see that it’s a disappearing photograph, so it’s nonetheless the kind of factor you’d solely need to use for folks you belief to not take a screenshot.

In June, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the function could be coming, although particulars about when it could launch have been scarce. According to WaBetaInfo, the function has been in beta for a few month.

As an instance of how the function could possibly be used, WhatsApp makes use of the instance of sending a photograph of delicate data, like a Wi-Fi password. Of course, there are maybe different much less healthful makes use of for this sort of function. But both means, it’s helpful to have an possibility between the app’s disappearing messages, which presently solely go away after per week, and your chat’s everlasting document.