Meta adds Keep in Chat, a useful feature and somewhat equivalent to Saved Messages, to WhatsApp’s temporary messages on Android and iOS. As the name suggests, they let you do it. save one or more exchanges in a special folder on the smartphone. To take advantage of this, ephemeral messages must already be enabled in the conversation (because otherwise, all messages are effectively accessible at all times).
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Note that if you want to turn a regular WhatsApp chat into a chat with temporary messages, you will have to manually delete the previous messages: the temporary mode will only be activated after this setting is enabled. If all conditions are met, you can now save a normally temporary message. Said, there is one condition that must be met, and not least.
WhatsApp allows temporary messages to be saved, but security measures are in place to prevent abuse
The implementation of ephemeral messages responded to the demand for greater control over the privacy of messages. Isn’t the possibility of preventing one or more messages from being lost completely counterproductive? no because The person whose message you want to save must approve the action..
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WhatsApp explains how this mechanism works on the company’s blog: “For this to work, when someone saves a message, the sender will be notified and have the opportunity to appeal the decision. If you have decided that your message cannot be stored by others, your decision is final. […] When the time is up, the message will be deleted”. Will this security measure be sufficient? Nothing is less certain, for the worst spirits always find a way to achieve their goals. WhatsApp’s “Keep in Chat” or “Keep Messages” functionality on Android and iOS is rolling out today.
Source : What’s up
