WhatsApp Testing 'View Once' Feature for Windows Users, New Pop-Up Menu for Phone …

WhatsApp begins testing a new ‘View Once’ feature on Windows. This will let users access photos and videos that they can view only once on the app. Currently, the feature is on a beta release of WhatsApp’s Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app that is currently for testing purposes. WhatsApp has also separately started testing a new pop-up menu for phone numbers you get in a message to let you choose between dialling the number or adding it to contacts by tapping on it in the chat. According to WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo, WhatsApp for Windows beta 2.2212.2.0 releases early testers to view photos and videos using the ‘View Once’ feature. However, the beta version does not include the option to send multimedia content that you view once. The ‘View Once’ feature first rolls out to Android and iPhone users last year. It allows users to make the photos and videos they share on WhatsApp disappear from the chat once they are viewed by the recipient. The photos and videos shared using the feature can, however, be saved by the recipient by simply taking their screenshots or screen recording on their devices. WhatsApp Tests View Once Feature on UWP App The…
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