This Whats up decided to make some changes. media visibility of ad hoc conversations, to prevent files shared in this type of chat from being automatically saved in the phone’s memory. The novelty will be released to all users of the messenger this Friday (8) on Android and iOS. WABetaInfo.
Sending temporary messages with photos and videos in the application, which has been available for a while, allows the recipient to save such media in the smartphone’s gallery for later viewing, if automatic download is enabled by default. However, such behavior bothers many users.
In practice, the vehicle privacyWhich should allow content to be viewed for a certain amount of time, works in part because it offers a chance to access files even after the message has disappeared. But that will change with the new messenger update. Aim.
According to user feedback, WhatsApp automatic media recording of temporary messages. When trying to download, you may receive a notification similar to the one shown in the image above stating that the function is no longer available.
Changed but not much
After the app update, photos, videos and GIFs from ephemeral chats will no longer be automatically saved to: camera roll iPhone nor android image gallery. The change aims to make the tool more private and ensure that files are lost after the deadline set by the sender.
But the publication warns that aside from photos and videos with a single view, it will still be possible to save files manually by changing the settings of temporary conversations. In addition, it is important to highlight the possibility of saving the received media by external methods.
The update, which changes the visibility of media in WhatsApp, is rolling out to the user base of the stable version of the messenger on both Android and iOS. Because the update is rolled out gradually, not everyone will have immediate access to this feature.
Source: Tec Mundo
