WhatsApp adds expiring messages for group chats in latest beta

26 December 2019
The feature would help keep storage use down for frequent group chats

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YUKI93, 27 Dec 2019And the app that no one else uses is the one I prefer. Much... moreCan't force people to change when they accustomed to the first app they know. Telegram should do something about marketing. Most non techie people probably don't even know they exist.

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    • 27 Dec 2019

    perhapsmaybeyesno, 27 Dec 2019Telegram? An app may be good, but it is only good if your f... moreCorrect

      In Brazil basically nobody uses telegram. Whatsapp are keeping the crown, so, we have to stick with it.

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        • 27 Dec 2019

        YUKI93, 27 Dec 2019And the app that no one else uses is the one I prefer. Much... moreWell... that's like... your opinion.

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          • 27 Dec 2019

          perhapsmaybeyesno, 27 Dec 2019Telegram? An app may be good, but it is only good if your f... moreStill, is 300 times better then Whatsapp, that still tries to keep up. Every new crippeld feature whatsapp becomes Telegram already had a long time ago and way better implemented. Ad to that the fact that security and privacy are 300 times better too...

            Luxor, 27 Dec 2019Only a 2-3 people in my hundreds of contacts are in Telegra... moreAnd the app that no one else uses is the one I prefer. Much better than WhatsApp, especially when it comes to cloud sync.

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              • 27 Dec 2019

              Iza, 27 Dec 2019laugh in TelegramOnly a 2-3 people in my hundreds of contacts are in Telegram. Hahahah. So, I laugh in WhatsApp. It make no sense to use an app which no one else uses.

                As I read the linked article, it says the latest feature is provided in version "WhatsApp beta for Android 2.19.348", not in "version 2.19.275"

                Also, though I am on Android Beta version 2.19.368, I still don't see this feature on my WhatsApp.

                  I thought it was self destruct like msg which deletes after a few seconds of being read and this should be individual option not limited to admins cause maybe someone wants to keep their msgs

                    This option should be for all members of the Group. Not only Administrator.

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                      • 27 Dec 2019

                      I hope it bring back delete all chat but keep most recent 30 days
                      Why it remove that function

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                        • 27 Dec 2019

                        Iza, 27 Dec 2019laugh in TelegramTelegram? An app may be good, but it is only good if your friends and contacts uses it. In this case, Whatsapp still has one of the largest user based (almost everyone). Telegram is unheard of by most people.

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                          • 27 Dec 2019

                          laugh in Telegram

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                            • 27 Dec 2019

                            only the group's administrator has control over that? then it's not so useful. Also, often it isnt the chat messages that are taking up storage space, it is the media (videos, audio, images), so WA should have the option to remove those instead.