WhatsApp rolls out ‘view once’ feature for photos, videos

July 2: WhatsApp has started rolling out its “View Once” feature in which photos and videos can only be viewed once and they disappear from the chat after the user has seen it. The ‘view once’ feature has been rolled out to some beta testers on Android with version 2.21.14.3 and there is no public release date for it yet. WABetaInfo says iOS beta testers will be getting the ‘view once’ feature soon.

The ‘view once’ feature was spotted by WhatsApp update tracker WABetaInfo on Android beta version 2.21.14.3. ‘View once’ on the WhatsApp beta version works with both individual chats and groups. You can see whoever viewed the media in the group info. Those who are not part of the beta and do not have this feature will only be able to receive photos and videos marked as ‘view once’ but not send them.

Besides, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently confirmed the existence of this feature and also hinted that the public release of this feature will be available for everyone soon.