WhatsApp group members now have control over disappearing messages


WhatsApp is also testing a 24-hour limit for disappearing messages which is currently set at 7 days. — Bloomberg

WhatsApp rolled out disappearing messages last year in November. It has since been reported that WhatsApp is working on adding new features to disappearing messages. A new report suggests WhatsApp could add support for group members to have control over disappearing messages.

According to a report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is testing support for group members to disable/enable disappearing messages in the latest beta on Android version 2.21.8.7.

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