WhatsApp has surprised its entire audience with an option that improves the privacy of chats. It is an alternative that allows the text messages that we send within the application to be automatically deleted for both the users who send and those who receive the message. Despite the fact that it has been in the app itself for a few months, there are still some users who are unaware of this function. Here we will tell you what it is about. Do you dare to know what it is about?
Before starting, you should know that the only method to activate it is natively and there will be no need for you to download any third-party application. Likewise, it will not matter if you are an Apple or Android user, as the trick works perfectly on both operating systems.
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Steps to activate the messages that disappear in WhatsApp
- Open WhatsApp on your mobile or computer.
- Enter the conversation in which you want to activate these temporary messages.
- Tap on the chat name at the top.
- Scroll down and open the ‘Temporary messages’ section.
- After having read the notice with all the information, tap on ‘Continue’.
- Click on ‘Activated’.
- This is an option that can also be used in groups, although the administrator will be the only one who can activate the function.
Steps to send photos that disappear on WhatsApp
- Open in WhatsApp and enter the chat in which you want to share the content.
- Tap on the camera icon in the bottom right corner.
- Select the photo or video you want to share from the gallery.
- Tap on the circular button with a ‘1’ in the middle, which appears in the lower right corner, next to the send button.
- When that button with the number ‘1’ appears in green, you will have already activated the ‘self-destruct’ of the photo. You just have to send it so that the receiver can see it.
Once you activate this trick, keep in mind that the files you have received will not be automatically deleted from your smartphone, since the function only works within WhatsApp.
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