With the new feature enabled, the sender of a WhatsApp text will be alerted when someone places a message in the Disappearing Messages setting. It would then be at the discretion of the sender to allow the user to save it or to veto the decision. In case of negative, the messages sent by the user will be deleted as soon as the timer expires.
WhatsApp announced the feature in a tweet, saying that “some things are worth keeping.” have a look.
What will the ‘Keep in Chat’ feature look like?
Saved messages in the chat will be placed with a bookmark icon, and users will be able to access these messages in the Kept Messages folder. “We hope people enjoy this new update and the flexibility to keep the messages they need,” Zuckerberg said in the announcement. The feature will be rolling out globally in the next few weeks, he added.
In related news, the Meta-owned app is reportedly testing a new feature that will allow users to add new details to forwarded media files including forwarded videos, images, GIFs and documents.
