WhatsApp Users May Soon Be Able to Make Messages Disappear After 90 Days

WhatsApp is discovered to be testing a brand new choice for its Disappearing Messages characteristic below which it could enable customers to make messages in a selected chat auto-delete after 90 days. It might come alongside an choice to mechanically disappear messages after 24 hours that can also be reportedly within the testing section at this second. WhatsApp initially launched the Disappearing Messages characteristic in November final yr, nevertheless it has thus far allowed customers to make new messages vanish solely after seven days.

As per a report by WhatsApp options tracker WABetaInfo, WhatsApp for Android beta model 2.21.17.16 has carried references for the choice to vanish messages after 90 days. A screenshot has additionally been shared by WABetaInfo that implies the 90 days choice will come alongside the prevailing choice to auto-delete messages after seven days.

WhatsApp additionally appears to have stored the 24-hour choice in place that it has reportedly been testing for Android, iOS, and Web customers for the previous few months.

WhatsApp might quickly allow you to select from a listing of time frames for its Disappearing Messages characteristic
Photo Credit: WABetaInfo

The new disappearing messages choice is anticipated to be at present below growth and isn’t but out there even to the beta testers. However, it’s more likely to be part of a future public launch.

It is necessary to notice that whereas the Disappearing Messages characteristic is supposed to mechanically delete the content material of messages after a sure span of time, the recipients can nonetheless preserve the message by forwarding it to a chat.

The messages set for disappearance may also be copied earlier than they disappear. Similarly, a person can take a screenshot of the disappearing message to avoid wasting its content material earlier than it vanishes. WhatsApp additionally says that it has made the characteristic particularly for customers speaking with “trusted individuals.”

At the time of asserting the Disappearing Messages characteristic final yr, WhatsApp hinted at its growth from the default seven-day timeframe. “We’re starting with 7 days because we think it offers peace of mind that conversations aren’t permanent while remaining practical so you don’t forget what you were chatting about,” the corporate had mentioned.

Earlier this month, WhatsApp introduced a View Once characteristic to vanish pictures and movies as soon as they’re seen by recipients. The Facebook-owned immediate messaging app additionally lately introduced the anticipated skill to switch chat historical past between iOS and Android gadgets. It is, nonetheless, at present restricted to customers shifting between iPhone and Samsung gadgets.