WhatsApp has just submitted a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.21.15.11.
What’s new in this update? Discover the details below!
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Name of the feature? | Expired View Once |
| Status? | Enabled |
| Availability? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.21.15.11 is the first version where this alert appears. |
| I’ve the same version but I don’t see this feature, why? | Expired View Once might not be available right now. |
| Previous news? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.21.15.10: what’s new? |
Some weeks ago WhatsApp has rolled out the possibility to send images and video set as view once: they disappear from the chat after being opened.
Due to privacy reasons, images and videos sent using view once expire after 14 days if you don’t open them within that amount of time. Today WhatsApp is making it clearer, introducing an alert:
Note that, due to some recent changes, if you didn’t open images and videos set as view once after 14 days, the media might not be marked as expired right now. WhatsApp will highlight this detail in a future update again.
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