WhatsApp has improved its fast messaging service thanks to frequent updates, however, many are unaware that there is a tool to prevent your contacts from saving the images and videos that you share with them. As you remember, the aforementioned application belonging to Meta automatically stores all the multimedia files you send or receive on your mobile device.
You must be very careful when sending very personal images and videos in your individual and group conversations, since someone could save those files and have bad intentions, therefore, from Depor I recommend that you If you use the “View once” function, as its name implies, it is used to share photos or videos for a single view, then they will automatically disappear without leaving any trace.
At the beginning, the “See only once” tool had a counterproductive defect, since users could take screenshots and even record the smartphone screen, however, they reinforced privacy because this detail was corrected and now nobody will be able to take screenshots.
The steps for your WhatsApp contacts not to save the photos and videos you send
- First, check that WhatsApp do not have pending updates.
- Now, open the application and enter a conversation, it can be personal or group.
- The next step is to click on the clip icon located in the lower right corner.
- Several options will be displayed: choose the one that says “Gallery”.
- Here select an image or video.
- Then, press the icon of the number 1 enclosed in a circle (it must be shaded green) > the following message will appear: “Video/Image set to view only once”.
- Finally, send the file. Done, so the receiver will not be able to save the photo or video.