WhatsApp: self-destructing messages will be limited to groups

The option to self-destruct WhatsApp messages will not ultimately be what we expected. WhatsApp changed its plans in the latest beta version of the app. This feature does not apply to individual chats and only affects group conversations. It is designed as an automatic message cleaning tool to free up storage space. Descriptions.

New useful features are added to WhatsApp regularly. Last October, always on the lookout for new developments under development, Wabetainfo site selected a practical option: self-destructing messages like Snapchat, with the possibility to configure a delay ranging from 5 seconds to 30 days at which messages will eventually be sent. automatically deleted. Only with the latest updates does the app move away from its original purpose.

In version 2.19.348 of the WhatsApp beta for Android, the option is called ” Delete the messages ” instead of “Disappearing Messages” and configurable delays increased from a minimum of 5 seconds to 1 hour with a limit set at one year. In the latest beta for iOS (2.20.10.224), Wabetainfo noticed that WhatsApp had changed its plans. Everything Removed references to self-destructing messages from individual chats.

The option is ultimately aimed at clearing group chats.

If you’re one of the few WhatsApp groups registered, you’re well aware that messages can pile up very quickly with pictures, GIFs, audio messages, and even videos…especially by default, WhatsApp automatically downloads photos to all smartphones and certain media when connected to a WiFi network. The auto-delete feature is designed to prevent group messages from taking up too much space on smartphone storage.

Additionally, group admins will have the ability to enable/disable the feature. In other words, participants will not have full control over its use. Finally, as you certainly understand, it is a matter of deleting not only the messages you have sent, but also those of other members.

Source : WaBetaInfo