How to start using temporary WhatsApp messages now
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Just a few weeks ago, we informed you of the arrival of temporary messages on WhatsApp. Thanks to this new feature, the content of the chats is deleted every seven days, offering a much more limited history but also better organized We already mentioned some peculiarities of this feature. For example, any of the two interlocutors in a conversation can activate temporary messages. On the other hand, in the case of groups, only administrators can enable them.In addition, we explain that these messages are included in the backup copies, but that they are deleted if we restore them after seven days have passed.
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WhatsApp has already published, then, the official method of activating this new tool. However, in this article we help you turn on temporary messages on your device right now.
How to download the WhatsApp beta and activate temporary messages
If you are one of the users belonging to the WhatsApp beta program on Google Play,you are in luck. You just have to look for the update in the store and proceed to install it. If this is not your case, follow these steps:
- Go to a trusted repository where you can download a copy of the beta setup file. For our part, we recommend that you use APKMirror. By clicking on this link you will directly access the download of version 2.20.206.10 beta
- Once you have the APK file, open it and install the update.
Now you have installed the version that allows you to activate temporary messages. How to activate them in a conversation?
- Open a chat. Tap the user's name to open the chat options.
- Tap on Temporary messages.
- In the prompt, use the Continue button to confirm.
- Activate the check box next to the statement Enabled.
You can also use these instructions to enable temporary messages in a group, if you are the administrator. From then on, all sent messages will automatically disappear within 7 days. All participants will be aware of this change thanks to the notice that WhatsApp will send within the chat. This function is reversible and can be deactivated at any time by marking the option Deactivated
