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(Picture: PA Wire)WhatsApp will reportedly make your messages even more private with a new feature that could be out soon. The chat app is developing “view once” text messages that vanish as soon as they’ve been opened by a recipient. As spotted by the experts at WaBetaInfo, the new function adds an extra layer of privacy to your messages compared with the options currently available.
Not only will a “view once” message auto-delete once it’s been viewed, but the recipient also won’t be able to take a screenshot — or share, forward, copy, and save it either. In its current rough form, WhatsApp has created a special send button with a lock icon next to the chat bar that indicates the new feature. But its appearance could change during the development process.
