WhatsApp self-destructing messages feature spotted, here’s how it will change the way you chat

Shortly after WhatsApp rolled out its dark mode feature, the Facebook-owned instant messaging application is set to release a feature to self-destruct messages, as per a new WABetaInfo report. The feature has been around in a lot of other messaging apps.

WhatsApp has been testing the feature for private chats since 2019 but has not introduced it yet. A similar feature has been rolled out by WhatsApp in the form of Delete for Everyone using which the sender of the message can delete the message for all the members of the group. However, the Delete for Everyone feature is only available for a specific time period. Moreover, contrary to the self-destruction feature, in the Delete for Everyone feature, the sender cannot select a duration to delete the message. That option is available in private chats in the beta roll out of the feature, the reports said.