{"id":904,"date":"2020-11-05T09:20:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T09:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1326798"},"modified":"2020-11-05T09:20:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T09:20:55","slug":"whatsapp-will-now-let-you-send-ephemeral-messages-but-theyll-last-7-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=904","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp will now let you send ephemeral messages \u2014 but they\u2019ll last 7 days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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WhatsApp is finally rolling out ephemeral messages, the ones that\u2019ll disappear after a fixed amount of time. There\u2019s a catch though. Your disappearing messages will last for seven days<\/em> on the chat.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to make conversations on WhatsApp feel as close to in-person as possible, which means they shouldn\u2019t have to stick around forever. That\u2019s why we\u2019re excited to introduce the option to use disappearing messages on WhatsApp,\u201d the Facebook-owned chat app said in a statement. <\/span><\/p>\n

WhatsApp has been experimenting with this feature in the app\u2019s code for a while now. However, as WABetaInfo has noted, these tests had disappearing times from seconds to hours.<\/a><\/p>\n

Usually, other messaging services such as Signal offer time limits ranging between a couple of minutes to a few hours. But WhatsApp\u2019s seven-day limit is rather unusual. The company said that it\u2019s starting with this range \u201cso you don\u2019t forget what you were chatting about.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Self-destructive messages can be handy if you want to send sensitive details such as private photos or financial details that you don\u2019t want to be around forever. However, the seven-day limit might hold some folks back from sending certain kinds of information \u2014 begging the question of whether it\u2019s the worst of both worlds, rather than the best.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can learn more about WhatsApp\u2018s ephemeral messages feature here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more gear, gadget, and hardware news and reviews, follow Plugged on Twitter<\/a> and Flipboard<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n

Published November 5, 2020 \u2014 09:20 UTC <\/p>\n

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