JAKARTA, HARIANHALUAN.COM – WhatsApp releases a new feature Disappearing Messages (automatic delete messages) where by default and additional duration messages disappear. Users to control messages within the platform and how long they stay there.
Especially for messages that disappear by default, the chat sent will disappear according to the selected duration. WhatsApp has also added a new option to create a group.
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WhatsApp also explains that this feature is optional. In addition, it will not change anything in a pre-existing chat room.
“WhatsApp users will have the option of activating disappearing messages by default for all chats. When activating it, all your chats or other people’s chats will be set to disappear for the selected duration,” WhatsApp wrote as quoted from CNBC Indonesia, Saturday (11/12/2021).
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“And we’ve added a new option when creating a group chat that lets you enable it for the created groups. This feature is made optional and doesn’t modify or delete existing chats.”
WhatsApp added that if you activate this feature, there will be a notification about this in the chat for the other person to know about it.
“This makes it clear if not a personal matter, this is a choice made regarding how you want to communicate with everyone on WhatsApp going forward,” the company said.
In addition to the default features, WhatsApp also announced adding two new durations to the Disappearing Messages. In addition to the 7 day option, there are currently 24 hours and 90 days.
According to WhatsApp, the presence of this feature will define the meaning of private messaging services today. Besides also making the Meta subsidiary closer to private conversation activities.
“We believe disappearing messages with end-to-end encryption are the two features that define what it means to be a private messaging service today, and bring us closer to the feeling of one-to-one conversation,” WhatsApp said.
In WhatsApp’s FAQ page, the company describes a way to enable the disappearing messages feature by default for individual chats.
The way for Android and iPhone users is to open Settings/After WhatsApp > click Account > Privacy > Default message timer, then select the duration.
If this option is not available on your smartphone, you have to update WhatsApp to the latest version.
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