{"id":3374,"date":"2020-11-24T14:37:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T14:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/?p=3374"},"modified":"2020-11-25T05:00:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T05:00:39","slug":"disappearing-messages-now-on-whatsapp-update-lets-you-delete-messages-automatically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/disappearing-messages-now-on-whatsapp-update-lets-you-delete-messages-automatically\/24\/11\/","title":{"rendered":"Disappearing Messages Now on WhatsApp: Update Lets You Delete Messages Automatically"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s finally here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WhatsApp finally decided\nto release its Disappearing Messages feature that comes as a welcoming addition\nto an exponentially growing platform. Given the pandemic, people have been\nrelying more on instant messaging even when it comes to contacts that fall\noutside their friends and family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you have to text your location to a delivery guy and wished you didn\u2019t have to keep that chat beyond a particular period?<br><br>Or maybe you had to contact someone on a one-time basis and do not need the chat saved for the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or maybe you have a chat\nwhere history is of no significance at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now as easy as it might be\nto delete the chat manually, it\u2019s nice to have a system that deletes WhatsApp\nmessages after a certain period automatically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So here is how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you enable\ndisappearing messages for a particular chat, whether personal or group,\nmessages sent in that chat have a validity of 7 days. After a week, WhatsApp\ndeletes the message. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It, in turn, can help keep\ncertain chats clean by removing old messages and media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Important points to note when it comes to automatic deletion\nof messages<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This feature only affects messages sent AFTER the feature has been turned on. It does not affect previous messages and media.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It follows similar rules as manual deletion of messages. Forwarded messages do not disappear if the destination chat has Disappearing Messages turned off. &nbsp;The message might be visible after seven days of it has been replied to (within the quotes, not the original message).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If the receiver has auto-download turned on, then media disappears only from the chat and not from their gallery after seven days.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the case of group chats, only the admins have the right to turn Disappearing Messages on or off. This is mainly because it affects everyone who is part of the group. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If someone takes a backup of the chat, those messages do not disappear from the backup after seven days. These messages stay forever in the backup, while it is deleted from the chat on the application. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to use Disappearing Messages?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know what it\nis, here is how you can enable it on your chats. It\u2019s pretty straightforward\nand requires only a few clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Open up your WhatsApp application on your mobile or desktop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-screenshot-1.jpg\" alt=\"whatsapp screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-3376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-screenshot-1.jpg 566w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-screenshot-1-98x100.jpg 98w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-screenshot-1-246x250.jpg 246w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-screenshot-1-94x96.jpg 94w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Choose the contact who you want to use this feature on<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"460\" data-src=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-contact-screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"whatsapp contact screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-3377 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-contact-screenshot.jpg 568w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-contact-screenshot-100x81.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-contact-screenshot-250x202.jpg 250w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-contact-screenshot-119x96.jpg 119w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 568px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 568\/460;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Click on the profile, and you should see the \u201cDisappearing Messages\u201d option right above Encryption. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"786\" data-src=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-disappearing-message.jpg\" alt=\"whatsapp disappearing message\" class=\"wp-image-3378 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-disappearing-message.jpg 666w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-disappearing-message-85x100.jpg 85w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-disappearing-message-212x250.jpg 212w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-disappearing-message-81x96.jpg 81w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 666px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 666\/786;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4: Toggle between On and Off as per your requirements.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"786\" data-src=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-disappearing-message-2.jpg\" alt=\"whatsapp disappearing message\" class=\"wp-image-3379 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-disappearing-message-2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-disappearing-message-2-86x100.jpg 86w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-disappearing-message-2-215x250.jpg 215w, https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/whatsapp-disappearing-message-2-82x96.jpg 82w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 675px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 675\/786;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There you go. Now you know what it is, what to keep in mind, and how to go about enabling Disappearing Messages. One vital &nbsp;point to keep in mind is that though this allows automatic deletion of messages, there are multiple ways to work around this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(See also:  <a href=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/01\/send-message-whatsapp-without-adding-contact\/\">How to Send a Message on WhatsApp Without Adding as a Contact<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People could easily take screenshots, forward the message, or just a simple copy and paste before it is deleted. On the off chance that they aren\u2019t able to take a screenshot, they always the option to take a picture using another mobile. The possibilities of saving the message somehow are endless. With that said, it only makes sense to use this feature with those who you trust or those whose chat is completely irrelevant once sent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See how influencers reacted to another <a href=\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/15\/instagram-has-removed-like-button-in-the-us-how-influencers-reacted\/\">change that rocked the social media world in 2019<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New updates like these are\nalways welcome and have a lot of potential to take the platform to the next\nlevel. WhatsApp had been teasing these updates for quite some time now, and\nit\u2019s safe to say they haven\u2019t disappeared and have delivered as expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only time will tell how\nthis new update ages and how users start to make the best use of it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disappearing Messages Now on WhatsApp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":3382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[112,1059,390,586,1060],"class_list":{"0":"post-3374","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-whatsapp","9":"tag-whatsapp-disappearing-message","10":"tag-whatsapp-messages","11":"tag-whatsapp-new-feature","12":"tag-whatsapp-tricks"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3374"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3390,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3374\/revisions\/3390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}