WhatsApp has now rolled out a feature through which you can pin chats within one-on-one and group conversations.
With pinned messages, users can easily highlight important messages in group or 1:1 chats, read a statement. This feature helps save users time so they can find timely messages more easily.
All message types like text, poll, image, emojis, and more can be pinned, and they are end-to-end encrypted.
To ‘pin’ a message, users can long press on the message, and select ‘pin’ from the context menu. A banner will appear to select the duration of the pinned message – 24 hours, 7 days, and 30 days.
7 Days is the default choice. In a group chat, admins have the option to select if all members or only admins can pin a message.
Last week, WhatsApp rolled out the ability to send disappearing voice messages that could only be viewed once by the receiver.
WhatsApp Launches View Once Feature
WhatsApp is testing a “View Once” feature for voice notes. This feature is currently being tested for Android and iOS users who are using the beta version of the app.
WhatsApp introduced “View Once” for photos and videos in 2021 to add another layer of privacy to your messages.
Today, WhatsApp announced that the user can now send a voice message that will disappear once listened to.
The feature allows users to designate voice notes as “View Once.” This enhances privacy by preventing the recipient from exporting, forwarding, saving, or recording the voice note. The “View Once” audio will disappear once the recipient listens to it.
For reading out credit card details to a friend or when planning a surprise, now users can also share sensitive information over voice message with added peace of mind.
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For consistency with View Once photos and videos, “View Once” voice messages are clearly marked with the “one-time” icon and can only be played one time.
Source: ANI