How to enable disappearing Message in WhatsApp chat and Group? Complete Tutorial

 

The competition for survival among social media platforms began long before that, which is why WhatsApp has come up with a new feature following Snapchat where sent messages will disappear or be automatically deleted after seven days.

Of course, messages can be screenshoted within seven days as it will last up to seven days in the chat. If they are forwarded within seven days, the forwarded massage will not disappear in the new chat.

 

How to Enable Disappearing Message in WhatsApp?

 

1. Individual chat

Here every user will be able to turn on or off the disappear message option, again in group chat, only group admin will have the ability to do so.

Follow the following steps:

i. Open your WhatsApp app

ii. Select the contact with whom you want to enable disappearing messages from your chat list

iii. Click on the three dots on the right up corner side

v. Click on Disappearing messages and turn on it

vi. To turn the disappearing messages off, simply follow the same steps but select Off instead of On

If a user does not open the WhatsApp app within seven days of sending the message, the message will disappear (if the disappear message option is on)

 

2. To do this in group chat

You must be a group admin. Follow the instructions below:

i.Open you WhatsApp App

ii. Open the WhatsApp group chat where you would like to enable disappearing messages from your chat list

iii. Tap on the group name or Click on the three dots on the right up corner side

iv. Then click on group info

v. Click Disappearing messages

vi. Select On