WhatsApp is one the most popular messaging apps on Android. What makes it so great is its focus on security and privacy. "View Once" media is the latest privacy feature that has been added to WhatsApp. You can send photos and videos to disappear once they have been opened. This feature is now available for all WhatsApp users worldwide. Let's see how to send View Once photos or videos to WhatsApp.How to send WhatsApp 'View Once" disappearing photos and videosStart WhatsApp. Choose a contact or group chat from which you wish to send media. Click the Attach button at bottom. Source: Android Central Choose Camera to take a video or a photograph. Or hit Gallery to email media already stored on your phone. Choose the media that you wish to send. To set the media to View Once, hit the One-time icon. Source: Android Central A dialog box will appear stating that the photo or video cannot be viewed more than once. Click OK. The One-time icon should be highlighted in green. This means that the media you are sending cannot be viewed more than once. To send the View Once image or video, hit the Send button. Source: Android CentralView Once media functions differently from regular photos and videos that are shared on WhatsApp. The media is displayed as a text note (Photo or Video), with a "one time" icon next it. This replaces the normal media preview thumbnail. After you click the media, a dialog box will appear stating that the photo or video will be deleted after you close the media viewer.The photo or video will disappear automatically when you return to the chat. You'll also see an "Opened” receipt on the media. View Once media, like all other WhatsApp features, is protected by end-to–end encryption. It works both with one-to–one and group chats. View Once media cannot be saved, shared, saved, star or shared by recipients. However, they can take a snapshot of it. As with all digital content, you should exercise caution.WhatsApp offers a feature called "Disappearing messages". This allows all media and text in a chat to disappear after seven days, regardless of whether it is one-on-one or group. View Once mode, which is an extension to that feature, provides an extra layer of privacy. You can now try the feature on both iPhones and Android phones.
