Key Highlights
- WhatsApp Kept message feature coming soon
- Will allow saving View once messages temporarily
- Will be available for both Android and iOS
- Bookmark icon will be visible once kept message feature is used
WhatsApp has launched a plethora of features to its Android and iOS messaging app with several centered around privacy, while others dedicated to improve the messaging experience. Last year too, WhatsApp released multiple security features including the View once features for multimedia messages. This year too, the Meta-owned messaging application is working on multiple other new privacy-oriented features for both Android and iOS ecosystems. The ‘Kept message’ is one of the upcoming features which WhatsApp is testing with the beta builds that will allow users to even store view once messages.
WhatsApp Kept Message Might Make View Once Messages Less Private
WhatsApp has reportedly started working on the Kept messages feature for chats. This feature has been spotted in the testing phase by WABetaInfo. The screenshots shared by the publication confirm the development of the new messaging feature for WhatsApp. The latest feature is being released as another version of the disappearing message. Its primary function will be to temporarily save messages.
The Kept messages on WhatsApp will not get deleted automatically. However, they could be manually removed or un-kept. This one can do once the message has been read or isn’t required in the future. It is also being reported that users will get the option to save view once messages using the Kept message feature.
This might be a concern for the masses who are relying on the view once message for a private conversation. The ability to capture screenshots has been one of the biggest loopholes with the View once message feature on WhatsApp.
The option to temporarily save the View once message authentically using the Kept message feature could pave a way for additional loopholes with the privacy and security aspects related to the View once message option. Currently, WhatsApp is still testing the Kept message feature. Hence, the exact functionality as well as its availability would be difficult to anticipate.
It still remains to be seen if WhatsApp allows users to take screenshots with the Kept message option for the View once messages or not. If not, the privacy aspects seem to be hampered going forward. Nevertheless, the senders of the View once messages will be notified once Kept message feature is used to temporarily save the message. A bookmark icon will be displayed on the Kept message.
This bookmark icon will work as the primary symbol for the Kept message and will disappear once the user has un-kept the message. We are not yet aware when this Kept message feature is getting released in India and other markets but we will keep you updated.
