temporary messages from WhatsApp It is a privacy function that after activating it will automatically delete all the content of a conversation after 24 hours, 7 days or 3 months, remember that both you and your contacts have the opportunity to choose that certain amount of time.
All the photos and videos that you share or receive through WhatsApp are stored instantly in the image gallery or internal folders of your smartphone, this after having downloaded them of course, otherwise they will be automatically deleted if you have turned on temporary messages, Did you know that there is a trick to prevent text and multimedia files from being deleted even with the aforementioned tool activated? It is something that from Depor we will teach you immediately.
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With the new tool called “Saved Messages” you will be able to keep the texts and multimedia files of a conversation that enabled the disappearing messages function, something that has been generating confusion among users because it goes against that privacy option.
The trick to keep saving WhatsApp messages
- First, you must download the Beta of WhatsApp For iOS and Android users, at the moment it is only available in these programs, don’t worry, we will tell you how to obtain it later.
- Open the application and enter any conversation, whether personal or group (preferably with temporary messages activated).
- Now, press for a few seconds on the text, photo or video that you want to keep.
- Reactions and various options will be displayed.
- Finally, touch the one that says “Keep”.
- In the information of the chat or group you will see the new option “Saved messages”, here you will see all the texts or multimedia files that you have kept.
How to download WhatsApp Beta for Android?
- First, go to the Android Google Play Store and search for the app. WhatsApp.
- Press on the first app that appears and scroll down.
- Find and tap the “Become a beta tester” option. If you don’t see it then access this link to go directly.
- Now, press the “Become a verifier” button.
- Accept the conditions and you will have to wait a bit for you to start downloading WhatsApp Beta.
How to be a WhatsApp beta tester on iOS?
- The first thing you should do is download TestFlight on the App Store.
- When you have installed it, simply open this link to apply for a position in WhatsApp Beta for iPhone
- You should now be redirected back to TestFlight.
- Press Accept to get the position and it will not take long for WhatsApp beta to be installed on your cell phone.
- It should be noted that on iPhone the participants of the WhatsApp beta are a little more limited.
- Remember that every time you enter the WhatsApp beta, it may take a while for the latest version to download.
The guide to recover your WhatsApp account in case you forget the two-step verification PIN
Another relevant fact is that when you activate the two-step verification and create your PIN code, WhatsApp will previously ask you to add a backup email to reset the password, here is the solution, you will change the code through your account Gmail or Hotmail.
- corroborates that WhatsApp do not have pending updates in the Android Google Play Store or iOS App Store.
- Open the application and a pop-up window will automatically appear for you to enter the PIN code you created.
- Try to place the real one, if you fail you will get the warning: “wrong PIN. Retry”.
- The next step is to click on the green shaded phrase that says: “Forgot your PIN?”.
- Tap on “Send to email”, the same one you registered to store your backup copies.
- Access your Gmail or Hotmail account, here you will receive a PIN reset link, press it.
- Add a password that is easy to remember, but difficult to guess, and this time write it down on a piece of paper.
- Finally, click on “Confirm” and enter WhatsApp.
How to put a photo with sound in your WhatsApp states?
- In order to achieve this effect, you must use a third-party application that complements WhatsApp.
- It’s called Capcut and now simply download it to your cell phone Android either iphone.
- In the application click where it says “New project”.
- After that, select the photo you want to share on WhatsApp.
- Look for the “Format” option.