WhatsApp ‘view once’ feature now rolling, lets you send disappearing photos and videos

Beta customers will have the ability to view video or photographs that may be seen solely as soon as.

WhatsApp is introducing the View As soon as characteristic for its beta model for Android. As introduced earlier than, the platform is rolling out the characteristic for media shared throughout chats. The characteristic is much like how the expiring media characteristic of Instagram works. As soon as a photograph or video is distributed and when the receiver opens it and leaves the chat, the media will disappear. WhatsApp has presently developed this characteristic for Android customers.

The event has been noticed by WhatsApp options tracker WABetaInfo which mentioned that the corporate is bringing the view as soon as media characteristic for WhatsApp beta for Android 2.21.14.3 model. Beta customers will have the ability to view video or photographs that may be seen solely as soon as. iOS customers are anticipated to get the characteristic quickly. The characteristic works for GIFs as properly. Customers will simply have to pick out photographs/ movies from their gallery. For these, who can not see the view as soon as featured, won’t have obtained the characteristic but.

To make sure, if the consumer’s machine has acquired the brand new characteristic, they may have the ability to see a small view as soon as button subsequent to the place the message is previewed. A number of views might not be allowed and the consumer who has despatched the message will have the ability to test the standing of the message whether or not it has been delivered, seen or opened.

It’s to notice that the recipient would possibly have the ability to take a screenshot of the media and there’s no provision to detect the screenshot but. Additionally, the characteristic also can work in teams as properly and isn’t restricted to private chats. Everybody within the group will have the ability to view the media despatched just one time, earlier than it expires. Additionally, blocked contacts if current in a gaggle chat may also have the ability to view the media one time.