Last year, WhatsApp rolled out a feature that lets yousend disappearing messages. The kicker was that those messages hovered around for seven days before vanishing — and it’s far too long
Thankfully, we might getter better options soon. According toWABetaInfo, the chat app is working on a 24-hour option for ephemeral messages. However, this feature is under development, so we won’t be able to try it out just yet.
This is a good step. 24 hours is a solid window for potentially sensitive information to be shared and disappear. However, if you don’t want to wait for this feature — or want more options for ephemeral messages — you should try out Signal, which offers a vanishing time as low as 5 seconds.
In March, WABetaInfo also reported that the Facebook-owned app is also working onephemeral images that could disappear as soon as you leave the chat. Hopefully, we’ll get to experience all these features soon.
Story byIvan Mehta
Ivan covers Big Tech, India, policy, AI, security, platforms, and apps for TNW. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.“Ivan covers Big Tech, India, policy, AI, security, platforms, and apps for TNW. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.”
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