You’ll Soon Be Able to Send View-Once Texts on WhatsApp
WABetaInfo says the feature is in iOS and Android beta tests, and WhatsApp will block copying, forwarding, screenshots and screen recordings.
- On Monday, WABetaInfo reported that WhatsApp is testing "view-once" text messages on Apple devices, with the feature spotted in the TestFlight beta.
- WhatsApp already supports disappearing photos, videos, and voice notes, but the platform is finally joining other apps like Snapchat and Telegram by adding this functionality.
- Users will select "Send as view once" by long-pressing the Send button, and WhatsApp will block copying, forwarding, and screenshots to ensure the content remains "eyes only."
- The company is also developing this feature for Android devices, though WABetaInfo notes it is not yet available to testers, suggesting a wide release could take time.
- Earlier this year, WhatsApp also began testing an "After Reading" timer for disappearing messages, reflecting a broader shift to improve privacy controls for individual messages.
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You’ll soon be able to send view-once texts on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is working on view-once text messages, according to WABetaInfo. The feature lets users send texts that become inaccessible after a single read, with the same screenshot and forwarding blocks already in place for view-once photos and videos.
The email application will bring a feature that will interest anyone who wants more confidentiality. Messages that only appear once actually arrive soon.
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WhatsApp continues to expand its privacy tools. After the ephemeral photos, videos and voice notes, the platform would now work on a much-anticipated feature: single-view text messages. Remarked in a recent beta version of the application, this new feature would allow to send a message that disappears permanently after a single reading. An evolution [...] The WhatsApp article prepares the text messages "single-view" to enhance the confidentialit…
WhatsApp tinkers around with view-once messages in latest beta - Stuff South Africa
WhatsApp’s disappearing messages trick is old news at this point. The feature, while handy, does have its issues. That’s especially true if the person on the other end tends only to check their phone at random intervals. Now, WABetaInfo reports that the app is addressing the flaws — with the help of view-once messages. What is this, Snapchat? Image: WABetaInfo View-once messages initially turned up on the messenger back in 2021, though oddly onl…
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