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WhatsApp announced today that it has enabled the option to pin (or pin) messages within a chat. Just as it is now possible to set up to three users in the contact list, so that they are first regardless of other conversations, it is now possible, in instant messenger, to choose a message and make it always visible in a conversation.
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As the company explains in a statement, “with pinned messages, you will be able Easily highlight important messages in group or 1:1 chats. This helps save users time so they can find the right messages more easily. All types of messages, such as text, surveys, images, emojis, etc., can be pinned, and are end-to-end encrypted.” Until now, the only alternative was to have featured messages in a conversation.
How to pin messages in a chat
The mechanics of posting a message are very simple. Once we have enabled this function (which WhatsApp approves in batches, so it may take a while for it to appear as available in our account) we just have to long press on the message we want to set, and then choose the “Pin” option from the context menu. When you do this, it will appear a banner that allows you to choose the duration of the featured message in chat: 24 hours, a week or 30 days. The default option is 7 days. In a group chat, admins have the option to select whether all members or only admins can pin a message.
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Temporary audios, the recent addition
Five days ago, WhatsApp announced that an option had arrived in its messenger that allows you to send a voice message that can only be played once, following what could already be done with images and texts.
As the company explained in a statement, “in 2021, we are introducing unique photo and video viewing to add an additional layer of privacy to your messages. Today, we are pleased to announce that you can now send a voice message that will disappear once you hear them.
When you want to read your credit card details to a friend or when you’re planning a surprise, you can now also share confidential information via voice messages with greater peace of mind. To maintain consistency with one-time viewing of photos and videos, one-time viewing voice messages are clearly marked with a “once” icon and can only be played once.
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It should be noted that although the system is configured so that the audio is deleted once it has been played on the destination computer, this does not prevent it from being recorded manually outside the application, so Care must be taken with the information disseminated in that audio, something that also applies to single-view photos and texts; That is, keep in mind that although WhatsApp deletes this content, there are ways to record it.
Source: Elcomercio
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