WhatsApp is getting a new setting for disappearing messages that causes them to vanish based on a countdown that starts only after they've been read. Spotted by WaBetaInfo in the latest WhatsApp TestFlight beta, the new option starts a countdown after the recipient reads the message, rather than starting the countdown when the message is sent.

WhatsApp is getting a new setting for disappearing messages that causes them to vanish based on a countdown that starts only after they've been read. Spotted by WaBetaInfo in the latest WhatsApp TestFlight beta, the new option starts a countdown after the recipient reads the message, rather than starting the countdown when the message is sent.

WhatsApp is testing a new privacy-focused feature, says a report. It could make messages disappear after they are read. Here’s how it works.