WhatsApp wants to offer its users as much security and privacy as possible. Now WhatsApp is introducing a new feature where a voice message is played only once.
By: Megan van der Wagt
WhatsApp regularly releases new features, which you can read about on pcactive.nl. And those new features often have to do with privacy and security. For example, WhatsApp has been working on an extra layer of privacy for a number of years. Not only from chats, but also with photos and videos. WhatsApp will have the feature in 2021 One-time view launched and now WhatsApp is adding the same feature for voice messages.
One-time view Voice messages
According to WhatsApp, quickly submitting credit card details or planning a surprise party can now all be done safely. By setting the voice message to one-time playback, the person you send the voice message to can play it once. After that, the message can no longer be opened.
Enable single view
Enabling the one-time view is very simple. Under Photos there is a 1 on the right side of the text bar. First the ‘1’ is in a circle in which half is whole and the other half is a dotted line. When you click on it for the one-time view, the circle of the 1 will be colored white. Of voice messages this works almost the same. When creating a voice message you will see a recording line.
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While recording, the time is on the left, but as soon as you pause the recording, the time is on the right. The send button is always at the bottom right. The 1 is above the send button. And just like with the one-time display of photos, click on the 1 until the dot is white.
