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WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.21.18.7 is said to have carried some reference about the new feature. 4q535w

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 1 September 2021 16:31 IST

WhatsApp for Android Tipped to Get Disappearing Mode Option in Privacy Settings

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WhatsApp may allow s to convert new chat threads into ephemeral chats through Disappearing Mode

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WhatsApp Disappearing Mode said to be part of privacy settings
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WhatsApp for Android is tipped to receive the anticipated Disappearing Mode as a part of its privacy settings soon. It will let s convert all future chat threads into ephemeral chats. The feature was reportedly revealed by WhatsApp Head Will Cathcart and Facebook Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg in a WhatsApp chat in June. It appears to be available as an extension to the existing Disappearing Messages feature that allows s to delete messages in particular individual and group chats after a preset period of seven days.

In a WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo said that the Disappearing Mode will be available as a new privacy setting to beta testers on the app. Some reference about the update reportedly appeared on WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.21.18.7, though beta testers are yet to see the new feature in action on their devices.

WABetaInfo also shared a screenshot showing the Disappearing Mode option as a part of the privacy settings on WhatsApp for Android. The feature is said to be under development at this moment.

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WhatsApp for Android appears to get a Disappearing Mode option in privacy settings
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WABetaInfo suggests that all the people you are chatting with would be notified about the update when you enable the Disappearing Mode from your end.

Alongside purportedly testing the app-wise Disappearing Mode, WhatsApp is said to be working on enhancing the available ephemeral messages feature by introducing 90-day time frames — alongside the default seven-day window after which the messages will no longer show in chats.

WhatsApp is Android counterparts. However, the Facebook-owned company is yet to give formal details about its rollout.

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Separately, WABetaInfo reports that WhatsApp is redeg the / group card on Android that appears when you tap the profile picture of a or a group from your chats list. The card would show the info button next to the name and no longer show the profile picture of the or group you are looking at in the default square shape.

WhatsApp for Android may soon get a redesigned / group card
Photo Credit: WABetaInfo

The existence of the new / group card was reportedly suggested through WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.21.18.9. However, it is yet to be available to beta testers.

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