WhatsApp introduce View Once messages for text, photos, and videos back in 2021. Now, the WhatsApp is expanding this feature to voice messages. You will be able to set voice messages to disappear after their recipient listens to them.
Like the View Once photos and videos, View Once voice messages will be mark with the “one-time” icon and can only be play once.
View Once voice messages will reach global users over the coming days.
Meta on 7th December 2023 announce the addition of View Once voice messages via a blog post.
The new feature lets users send a voice message that will disappear once the recipient listens to it.
This functionality can be ideal for sharing sensitive information, planning surprises, and sending confidential information like credit card details, and streaming app credentials without concerns about them being record or share.
The View Once voice messages will be mark with the “one-time” icon and can only be play once.
How to Send a View Once Voice Message on WhatsApp?
Follow These Steps :
- Open a chat window on WhatsApp.
- Tap and hold on the microphone icon in the bottom-right corner of the chatbox.
- Swipe up to lock the recording Tap on and hold the record.
- Tap the stylised View Once icon.
- Tap Send when you’ve finish recording your message.
After the recipient hears the voice clip, the voice message will disappear from the chat.
It will be replace with text that reads “opened”.
The View Once messages will vanish from the chat if the recipient does not open them within 14 days after they were sent.
Also, you can not forward, save, star, or share voice messages that were sent or receive with view once media is enable.
WhatsApp says View Once is an example of the company’s continue privacy innovation.
Like the self-destructing photos and videos, WhatsApp’s disappearing voice messages are claim to be protect with end-to-end encryption by default.
The View Once voice messages are rolling out globally over the coming days.
