WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature that will allow users to prevent some disappearing messages from disappearing. This feature will enable users save messages from chat even if the disappearing messages feature is enabled.
However, the user whose message is being saved will be notified and has the power of vetoing the decision, and this decision will be binding.
In a blog post, WhatsApp said, "With
Disappearing Messages conversations do not have to stick around forever – just like in person discussions. While this extra layer of privacy protects messages from falling into the wrong hands, sometimes there’s that occasional voice note or key piece of information you want to keep."
Dubbed “Keep in Chat,” this feature will let you 'hang on to texts you need for later, with a special superpower for the sender. We believe if you’ve sent the message, it’s your choice whether others in the chat can keep it for later," the post read.
This "superpower" allows the sender tobe notified when someone keeps a message, and the sender will have the ability to veto the decision.
"If you’ve decided your message can’t be kept by others, your decision is final, no one else can keep it and the message will be deleted when the timer expires. This way you have the final say on how messages you send are protected," WhatsApp added.
WhatsApp introduced disappearing messages feature in 2021. To enhance privacy, the feature allows users to send messages that will disappear after selected time. Initially, the disappearing messages were removed after 7 days. Later, the option to automatically delete message after 24 hours or 90 days was introduced.
As per WhatsApp, messages you’ve saved on your WhatsApp will be noted with a bookmark icon and you can see these messages, organised by chat, in the Kept Messages folder.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
First Published: May 25, 2022 4:45 PM IST
