The WhatsApp messenger service is working on a function that many users have been waiting for for a long time: the "self-destruction" of messages, photos and videos.
Messages that self-destruct after a certain period of time have been around for a long time with messengers like Telegram - WhatsApp now wants to follow suit.
The Facebook service is working on a feature called "Expiring Messages".
It has now been announced that not only messages could have an expiration date in the future, but also media such as photos and videos.
Munich - In
Germany
around 58 million people use
every day
to send messages.
It is all the more exciting for many when the zu
Messenger service
, a subsidiary of the
US group Facebook
, announces updates and changes to the chat program.
had already
announced
a "self-destruct function
" for messages
a while ago
.
Before sending, users could then set how long this should be displayed to the recipient.
After a specified period of time, this is then automatically deleted and can no longer be seen in the message history.
Like the
WABetainfo.com
portal
now reported,
WhatsApp is
also working
on expanding
this
self-destruction function to
include media such as videos, photos or GIFs.
WhatsApp changes the self-destruction function for videos and photos
In contrast to what was planned for text messages, there should be no timer for this media that users can set.
You only have the choice whether the
medium sent
via
should expire or not.
Videos, photos and Co. would then simply disappear as soon as the recipient has viewed them.
There will also be no indication that the content has been deleted after the disappearance.
However
, according to
WABetainfo.com
,
anyone
who receives
a video or photo on
receives
a clear indication that it has an expiration date.
WhatsApp feature currently not available in either version
Both the
self-destruct function
for messages and that for media is not yet available - not even in the beta version of
.
When that will be the case is also still open.
Should they come,
WhatsApp will
offer the "Expiring Messages" according to the plans for both group chats and individual chats.
Users can then set whether messages and media on
WhatsApp are provided
with or without an expiration date.
In group chats this will only be possible for administrators.