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WhatsApp: How to use the View Once or disappearing Photos and Videos

WhatsApp: How to use the View Once feature of Photos and Videos – A famous instant messaging platform and Facebook-owned WhatsApp is rolling out the new feature ‘View Once’ for beta users.

In this Photos and videos will disappear once the receiver opens it and leaves the chat, It is somewhat similar to the disappearing messages feature. So, when you send a message to anyone, it will disappear from the chat when the recipient has seen it.

The feature is currently available for Android WhatsApp beta users with WhatsApp’s Android version 2.21.14.3.

WhatsApp: How to send Photo and videos with the View Once option

  1. Open WhatsApp Messenger
  2. Tap on your Friend Chat to whom you want to send the photo or video
  3. On the bottom select “Attachment icon”
  4. Tap on Gallery or Camera
  5. Select Photo or Video
  6. Once selected, you will have to tap on the clock-like icon next to the “Add a caption” bar.
  7. You can then send views once or disappearing photos to your contacts.
  8. Once you enable this option it will be the highlight

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If you disable read receipts, the recipient will still be able to see if users have opened the photo or video set to view once, but you won’t be able to check when the recipient has opened the media. However, users can see when other participants open expiring photos even if you have disabled read receipts in groups.

Read more: How to activate and use Vacation Mode on WhatsApp Messenger

Despite the limitation, the recipient might be able to take screenshots of the photos and WhatsApp will not even notify the sender because there is no screenshot detection yet, it said.

Users are allowed to share photos and videos set to ‘View Once’ in groups, and you will be able to see who all opened them by clicking on the “Message Info” section.

“Blocked contacts in common groups can still open those photos and videos. In fact, they cannot message or call you but they can still interact with you in groups,”.

Also read: How to use playback speeds for voice messages on WhatsApp

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