Many users wonder what it means when temporary messages are disabled on WhatsApp. If you are one of them, read on to find out.
WhatsApp temporary messages is a function that allows you to send messages that disappear after a period. Users can choose when these messages disappear from the chat, but also deactivate them so that they cannot be used in our conversations. Next we will tell you what it means that temporary messages are deactivated in WhatsApp .
When you disable temporary messages, a notification will appear within the chat for all participants. This warns that temporary messages have been deactivated. If we disable them, we will not be able to send new temporary messages . On the other hand, the expiration of temporary messages will be respected while this option was activated. Now that we know what it means to disable temporary messages on WhatsApp, we will explain how to disable them.
We will deactivate temporary WhatsApp messages according to each contact or group, in the latter as long as we are administrators. To deactivate temporary messages we have to open the WhatsApp application and enter the chat where we want to deactivate temporary messages. In the upper bar of the chat we will see 3 dots, in the upper right corner, if we press them, a menu will appear. Within this menu we will touch on Temporary messages, where we can deactivate them or choose their duration, which will automatically activate them.
WHAT ARE TEMPORARY WHATSAPP MESSAGES
After clarifying what it means that temporary messages are disabled in WhatsApp, we still have a lot to explain about what WhatsApp temporary messages are and how they are used . They are designed to be used when we send sensitive information, since they will automatically be deleted after their duration. WhatsApp allows us 3 durations: 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days. We can only choose one of these 3 options. Contacts or groups with temporary messages activated will have a timer symbol next to their icon, as detailed in the image below.
On the other hand, if we want to save a temporary message, we can copy or capture it , like a normal message. WhatsApp does not warn of the screenshots of these and does not inhibit their copy either . Another very important aspect is that if we forward a temporary message to a chat with temporary messages disabled, it will not disappear from the new chat. However, if, for example, we forward a temporary message with a duration of 90 days to a chat with temporary messages of 24 hours, it will be deleted in 24 hours. Lastly, in preview the temporary message may not disappear after removal.
Multimedia files, voice notes, locations or documents sent will also be considered temporary messages. If they are important, it is advisable to save them, as they will also be deleted. Of course, we should not confuse temporary messages with WhatsApp single view photos . The former are a chat mode that affects everything we send during your period, while the latter can be sent in any chat, and cannot be saved or copied, although it is possible to take a screenshot of the photos or videos temporary, as indicated by WhatsApp on its website .
HOW TO ACTIVATE TEMPORARY WHATSAPP MESSAGES
On how to turn temporary messages on, we will follow the same route as turning them off . Within the chat where we want to activate them, we will click on the 3 dots in the upper right corner. When the menu appears, we will tap on Temporary messages and, in Message duration, we will choose a duration of 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days. This will automatically activate temporary messages. To deactivate them, we will press the Deactivated box.
On the other hand, it is possible to start groups where temporary messages are predetermined from the start . After selecting the participants of the new group, in the New Group window, where we can write the subject or change the group icon, we see the Temporary messages option. By default they will be deactivated, so to activate them, we will click on that option and choose a duration. Later, the administrator can activate or deactivate them.