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WhatsAppis officially giving users the ability to send out temporary voice messages to their contacts.
People in the beta program were the only ones who had access at the time.
Meta didnt make any changes with theofficial release.
You start by holding down the record button, then swipe up to lock it.
Tap it once to activate it and a timer will be attached to the message.
Youll know theyve listened when the little receipt marker appears below the message.
If they ignore it the entire time,WhatsAppwill automatically delete it.
Do note youll be unable to save, share, or forward these self-destructing voice messages.
If it was already heard, then youre out of luck.
Another one will have to be sent.
The update is currently rolling out globally to allWhatsAppusers onAndroidandiOSdevices.
Be sure to keep an eye out for the patch when it arrives over the coming days.
We reached out to Meta asking if there plans to add the same feature to the desktop app.
If youre not aware, the company gave WhatsApp on desktop the ability tosend self-destructing images and videos.
Perhaps itll also receive support for temporary voice messages.
This story will be updated at a later time.
