WhatsApp is a cross-platform instant messaging and voice calling application for mobile phones. The platform allows, in addition to sending text messages, the possibility for users to send images, videos and documents in PDF and it is also possible to make free calls through an internet connection.
The platform is always looking for new updates to improve the user experience and now it has a new self-destructing tool.
Check out how the new WhatsApp function works below!
WhatsApp has a new tool
WhatsApp is one of the most used applications in the world, especially by Brazilians. In November 2020, platform users using the app on Android devices could activate the “self-destructing” message feature.
Through this feature, the user can choose between 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days for messages to be automatically deleted, as well as media and audio. However, recently iOS users have also started using the feature on a temporary basis.
Thus, the tool is coming on a gradual scale for all users. So far, the new version can be found in WhatsApp App Version Beta 23.1.0.74 (iOS). The tool can be enabled in “Manage Storage”.
The self-destructing message function was developed with the aim of increasing security and also helping to save cell phone memory. As previously mentioned, files and text messages are automatically deleted.
With the new tool, you don’t have to spend hours deleting messages, images and videos in your gallery. Previously, this tool could be enabled in a privacy section under “Settings”. However, the new button made the new modality more visible.
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What’s new in the latest WhatsApp updates?
WhatsApp has more than two billion users on its instant messaging platform, so the company is always looking to update the platform to offer new features that help make the user experience better.
In this way, from the last year until now the platform has brought some new features to its users. One of them was the option to silently leave WhatsApp groups, that is, people are not notified of your departure.
In addition, the latest updates also feature new emojis and avatars, blocking prints in single-view images and videos, calls with up to 32 participants, among others.
The application is still available for the most different software. Therefore, WhatsApp is found for the following operating systems:
- Android;
- BlackBerry;
- OS
- iOS;
- Symbian;
- Windows Phone;
- Nokia.
With that, the application that was created in 2009 by two Yahoo veterans, Brian Acton and Jan Koum, is now available for use worldwide. It is also worth mentioning that today the platform belongs to the company Meta, responsible for Facebook.
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