For some time now, instant messaging applications have begun to introduce self-destructing messages. This concept was created years ago by the co-founder of SnapchatReggie Brown, who described the messages as “ephemeral.” WhatsAppthe main application in this area, is benefiting greatly from it.
In fact, it didn’t take long before the big giants set their sights on this possibility. One of them was certainly Meta which in fact chose to implement ephemeral messages first on Instagram and then on WhatsApp in 2021. Today this functionality concerns a true cornerstone of the platform, with some changes that occurred later.
In fact, let’s remember that today it is possible to send files on WhatsApp multimedia that follow these principles. In addition to setting a time for a message to self-destruct, users can choose to send a photo or video that can only be opened once.
WhatsApp introduces ephemeral media to the desktop app: here are the details
After some very specific considerations on the part of WhatsApp, the desire to introduce the application on board seems clear desktop great news.
WhatsApp Web will soon allow users to submit Images e ephemeral videos, just as happens on applications for Android and iOS. It will all be very simple, with a new option that will appear when sending the video or photo you want to deliver to the interlocutor.
A new button will appear right at the bottom that will allow you to set that particular file as visible only once. This will be a useful method to offer continuity to WhatsApp, with users being able to use the same features on both mobile and desktop applications.
The update should be implemented soon according to rumors, so you will just have to wait a few weeks and nothing else.