WhatsApp has rolled out to all users globally the function ‘Keep in chat’ with which users can store messages ttemporary files that they do not want to lose and which, in turn, gives the sender control to decide if the rest of the users can keep it or not.
Temporary WhatsApp messages are a function focused on privacy so that these “do not end up in the wrong hands”. To do this, it is possible to establish a time limit to display the message before it automatically disappears in a period of time, to choose between 24 hours, seven days or 90 days.
The instant messaging application has been working on new features for this function since its launch in 2020 and has recently begun to implement a section in the Google Play Beta Program to store temporary chat messages, to be able to access them later and avoid that they disappear
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Now, WhatsApp has finally launched this function, called ‘Keep in chat’, which is now available to all users globally. It includes some changes and features that give more control over the temporary message to the sender, as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has detailed in a post on his Facebook profile.
As explained by the Meta ‘app’ in a statement on its blog, the ‘Keep in chat’ function Allows you to save messages from conversationss so that they are always available. These stored messages will display a bookmark icon in the chat thread, and can be accessed later through the ‘Stored Messages’ folder, where the messages will be organized by chat.
Similarly, WhatsApp has stressed that the author of the temporary message to be stored will have “the last word” as to how it is protected. That is, you will be able to decide if other users can keep it for later viewing or not.
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To do this, the platform will send a notice to the author through a notification when a user saves one of their messages. In case of deciding that no one can save said message, the user who sent it may deny this option, which will be final and will prevent anyone else from being able to keep it. In this case, the message will be deleted when the programmed timer expires.
WhatsApp has indicated that ‘Keep in chat’ will be available to everyone in the next few weeksand that it is a function that gives “flexibility” to keep the messages that are needed while maintaining the privacy of temporary messages.