How to Turn Disappearing Messages On or Off on WhatsApp
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Do you want to send messages on WhatsApp that will disappear after some hours or a few days? It means you want to turn on and send disappearing messages to a chat.
What are disappearing messages? These messages you send to groups or individual chats will disappear after 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days. But you are the one to choose the duration it will stay before disappearing.
That is exactly what this article will guide you through: how to turn these messages on or off on a WhatsApp group or individual chat. You can do it on your Android, iOS, KaiOS, Mac, Web and Desktop Devices.
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Therefore, you must know that new messages sent to the chat will disappear after your selected duration.
How to Turn Disappearing Messages On or Off on WhatsApp on Your Android Device
You can enable or disable messages from disappearing either by default or on a specific chat. Below are the steps to follow:
How to turn Disappearing Messages On or Off by Default
Below are the guidelines for turning disappearing messages on or off by default.
- Tap
on the top right corner of the home screen - Click on Settings> Privacy
- Tap on Default Message Timer
- Select the duration (24 hours, 7 days, 90 days) to turn it on or click on Off to turn it off
- Tap
on the top right corner of the home screen
How to Activate Disappearing message mode for a specific chat
- Open the chat
- click on the chat name or group, or you can click
on the top right corner of the chat - Click on Disappearing Message
- Select the duration (24 hours, 7 days, 90 days)
You have turned it on.
How to turn Off Disappearing Messages
- Open a chat
- Click on the chat name
- Click on
- Click on disappearing messages and then tap the off button to turn it off completely.
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How to Turn On and Off Disappearing Messages for iOS devices
How to turn Disappearing Message On or Off by Default
- Tap on the top right corner of the home screen
- Click on Settings> Privacy
- Tap on Default Message Timer
- Select the duration (24 hours, 7 days, 90 days) to turn it on or click on Off to turn it off
- Tap apply
How to Activate Disappearing message for a specific chat
- Open the chat
- click on the chat name or group, or you can click on the top right corner of the chat
- Click on Disappearing Message
- Select the duration (24 hours, 7 days, 90 days)
How to Disable Disappearing Messages
- Open a chat
- Click on the chat name
- Click on
- Click on disappearing messages and then tap the off button to turn it off completely.
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How to Enable or Disable Messages from Disappearing on WhatsApp on Your KaiOS Device
How to Enable Disappearing Message
- Open the WhatsApp chats
- Tap on Options> View Contact> OK
- Select Disappearing messages and then click on edit
- Select the duration and then tap OK
How to turn Off Disappearing Messages
- Open the WhatsApp chats
- Tap on Options> View Contact> OK
- Select Disappearing messages and then click on edit
- Click on OFF and then tap OK
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How to Turn Disappearing Messages On or Off on WhatsApp on Your Web and Desktop Device
How to turn Disappearing Messages On or Off by Default
- Tap on the top right corner of the home screen
- Click on Settings> Privacy
- Tap on Default Message Timer
- Select the duration (24 hours, 7 days, 90 days) to turn it on or click on Off to turn it off.
- Tap
How to Activate Disappearing message for a specific chat
- Click on the chat to open it
- Tap on the contact name
- Click on Disappearing Messages
- Select 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days to turn it on.
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How to Disable Messages from Disappearing
- Tap on the chat to open
- Click on the contact name
- Tap on Disappearing messages
- Then click Off
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