Finally WhatsApp has implemented one of the functions that have been in development for months. During this week, users from all over the world will receive the function to send disappearing photos after a visualization. After many tests, the company has everything ready and you may already be able to update to test the function with your friends. Today we tell you how is it used and why it is a bad idea for you to rely on such a feature to send private content.
This is how photos that disappear on WhatsApp work
WhatsApp has pulled out of its sleeve a function to send multimedia content and make it disappear after viewing. It is something that already allows Instagram or Snapchat and that now comes to the messaging application.
The idea is simple: you send a photo or video with this function and the receiver can only open the file once. After viewing it, it is removed from the conversation and cannot be viewed again. Of course, it also does not leave a trace in the gallery of the device or in the files of the device.
To send a photo or video with this format, you just have to select it and click on the new icon that appears at the bottom, right next to the send button. This icon that includes the number one inside should change to green to confirm that it is a single view photo.
Be careful with this function, it is not as good as it seems
WhatsApp already warns about it, but we have the obligation to repeat it: The receiver of the video or photo can take screenshots or video captures without any problem.. WhatsApp neither blocks nor warns of these captures, so you will never know if the person to whom you sent that photo has saved it in their gallery as a capture.
This is something that Instagram or Snapchat does warn, but that WhatsApp has decided not to implement. This is why using the function to send private content is not a very good idea: the other person will be able to capture without you knowing.
The new feature is already coming to all devices that have the WhatsApp application installed. If you have not received it yet, you can try updating the app or wait a few days. By the end of this week all users should have it on their devices.