Whatsapp Rolling out View-Once Photos, Videos for Desktop Apps, Web: Report

WhatsApp Alredy offers a disappearing messages feature that deletees a synt message after a set Amount of time. Whatsapp users can also send photos and videos that can only be Viewed Once Before being Eraced from the Chat. The latter feature, however, is currently available only only to android and iOS users. The feature was previously offered on desktop and web versions of the application but was removed for security concerns. Now, a report sugges that the social media platform is reintroducing the “View once” photos and videos feature for whatsapp web and whatsapp desktop versions.

According to a wabetainfo ReportWhatsapp is rolling out the view once feature for photos and videos on web and desktop versions of the app. In a screenshot shared in the report, the button to set the “view on” option for the media is seen with the caption bar in the drawing editor on the Whatsapp for Windows Platform. The report added that the company is enabling this “View Once” photos and videos option for windows, macos and linked devices like ipads. The app is also extending this feature to the Whatsapp Web Platform, According to the Report.

The feature is now rolling out to eligible users. It has alredy rolled out to some users over the past few weeks as per the report. If you do not see the option on any of your desktop or web apps, it is likely to come Around Eventually. Make sure that the applications are updated to their latest versions.

The report noted that the meta-ovned platform is reintroducing this feature on desktop and web that they initially did Away with, Upon Public Suggestions and Demands. The Initial Removal Cited Security Issues. Feedback from users, however, suggested that the “view on” feature is a helpful as it as it helps one view a media file with the story of the story of the phone.

In Related newsStarting in December, Whatsapp Backups on Android will continue to work, as long as users have available cloud storage space on his Google Accounts. If someone reaches their storage limit, they will need to free up space on Google Drive to Resume Backups. Notable, if you do not want your chats to take up storage, you can turn on the “disappearing messages” option in the app.

Whatsapp has also also added A service to prompt users to add their email address to their Whatsapp account. However, it will not be Visible to your Whatsapp Contacts but will raather work as a secondary identifier, after your phone number, where the app can send verification codes and the like.