WhatsApp has evolved over the years, incorporating new functions that allow better privacy and security management. One of the most recent options is that of temporary messages, a tool that allows you to send messages that disappear automatically after a certain time.
This function is not only useful for those who wish to maintain their private conversations, but also for those who prefer not to accumulate unnecessary content on their device. While the temporal messages function is quite simple to use, there are important details that users must know to activate, disable it or even save messages before they disappear.
The use of temporary messages on WhatsApp can be activated individually in each conversation, which provides users with total control over what messages will disappear and which will be kept. This functionality is available for both Android and iPhone devices. Next, the steps to activate and deactivate temporary messages are detailed, as well as the options that allow the messages to be deleted before they are deleted automatically.
How to activate temporal messages
To activate temporal messages on WhatsApp, the process is quite simple and only takes a few steps. First, be sure to have the latest WhatsApp version installed on your device, since this option is only available in recent updates.
Whether you are an Android or Apple user, follow these steps:
- Open the WhatsApp application on your mobile device.
- Access the conversation in which you want to activate temporary messages.
- At the top of the screen, touch the name of the contact or group to access the chat information.
- In the “temporary messages” section, choose the duration you want for the messages of that chat, with options that vary between 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days.
- The messages sent in that conversation will disappear after seven days of being sent. The messages prior to activation will not be affected, but everything that is sent from that moment will be temporary.
Once the option is activated, any message that is sent in that conversation will be automatically temporary, that is, it will disappear after a week. It is important to remember that this option can be activated and deactivated at any time, which gives great flexibility to the user.
How to deactivate temporal messages
Sometimes, you may have activated temporary messages by mistake or that, after trying this function, decide that you do not want the messages to disappear automatically. Deactivating temporal messages is equally simple and can be done at any time, both on Android and on iPhone.
If you are an Apple or Android user, you have to follow these steps to disable temporary messages:
- Open the WhatsApp application and enter the conversation where you have activated temporary messages.
- Touch the name of the contact or group at the top of the screen to access the chat information.
- Go to the “Temporary messages” and select “Disable”.
- From this moment on, the messages sent in that conversation will stop disappearing automatically, but those sent before deactivating the option will continue to disappear as planned.
How to save temporary messages
Although the temporary messages is designed for messages to disappear after a certain time, WhatsApp offers an option that allows users to save certain messages before they erase. This option is useful if you want to keep some important information that has been sent in a temporary message, ensuring that it is not lost once you have fulfilled its expiration cycle. Next, we explain how you can save these messages:
- Open WhatsApp and access the chat where the message you want to save is located.
- Hold the message you want to keep.
- In the menu that appears, select the “conserve” option.
- Keep in mind that the “conserve in chat” option will only be available if temporary messages are activated in that chat.
- If the sender has configured the message so that only he sees it, you will not be able to save it.
- If you do not open WhatsApp before the time established for temporary messages is fulfilled, the message will disappear from the chat, even if you have kept it.
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