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The WhatsApp app has officially announced a new feature of Ephemeral Messaging (disappearing messages) to the platform.
It will be available to all users globally by November 2020.
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Ephemeral messaging
It is the mobile-to-mobile transmission of multimedia messages that automatically disappear from the recipient’s screen after the message has been viewed.
The word “ephemeral” describes something that only lasts for a short period of time.
Other encrypted messaging apps like Telegram, Signal, Wire already offer such an option.
By turning on disappearing messages, users will get some more control over which chats are getting saved.
It has decided the time limit of all users is fixed at seven days.
