WhatsApp will now allow users to send photos and videos that will disappear after viewing. The WhatsApp view once feature will soon be coming to everyone’s app. If you liked using the view once feature in Instagram before and felt the need for it in your WhatsApp messenger, your wish is about to come true. Once the update arrives, users will be able to send photos or videos to others in the ‘view once’ mode. The feature will not only help to improve the privacy of user data but also attract privacy-oriented smart app users.
WhatsApp View Once Feature Is Arriving PRETTY SOON!
According to the official WhatsApp Twitter handle, the following message is published for WhatsApp users.
“New feature alert!
You can now send photos and videos that disappear after they’ve been opened via View Once on WhatsApp, giving you more control over your chat’s privacy!”
How Is This Feature Helpful
The new feature could be helpful for an array of needs including sharing sensitive information with your friends or colleagues. More often than not, users tend to hesitate to share videos or photos with not-so-close contacts. By using the view once feature, users will be able to send visual data that can only be viewed once.
According to the company, the WhatsApp View Once feature will allow users to have “even more control over their privacy”.
How to use WhatsApp View Once feature?
- Open WhatsApp and tap on the attachment icon.
- Then, go to Gallery and select the photo or video you want to send to your contact.
- After selecting it, you will see a clock-like icon in the ‘Add a caption’ bar, just tap on it to enable the View Once feature.
FAQs
What is WhatsApp View Once feature?
The new feature could be helpful for an array of needs including sharing sensitive information with your friends or colleagues. More often than not, users tend to hesitate to share videos or photos with not-so-close contacts. By using the view once feature, users will be able to send visual data that can only be viewed once.
