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        "msgid": "whatsapp-trials-secret-messaging-feature-which-devices-are-receiving-it-1780329160",
        "date": "2026-05-25 07:11:03",
        "title": "WhatsApp trials secret messaging feature; which devices are receiving it?",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "WhatsApp has begun testing a secret messaging feature for iOS users, following previous trials on Android. The feature allows senders to set messages to self-destruct after 5 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours once read, or 24 hours if unread. The beta version is currently available to select users, though a public release date remains unclear.",
        "content": "<p>WhatsApp is reportedly testing a secret messaging feature for iOS\nusers. Previously, the same feature was tested on the Android app.<\/p>\n<p>The feature enables users to send one-time viewable messages that\ndisappear after a set time. Senders can choose from three countdown\noptions: 5 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours. Messages will delete based on\nwhen the recipient reads them, meaning they vanish only after the set\ntime has elapsed post-reading, not from the time sent.<\/p>\n<p>If the recipient hasn\u2019t opened the message, it will still be deleted\n24 hours after sending. For the sender, messages also disappear\nautomatically once the selected duration expires.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if a message is sent at 10am with a 5-minute timer, it\nwill vanish from the sender\u2019s device at 10:05am. On the recipient\u2019s\ndevice, if read at 10:10am, the message deletes at 10:15am. If unread\nuntil the timer expires, it will be deleted 24 hours after sending,\ni.e., 10am the next day.<\/p>\n<p>Users can activate the feature via \u2018After reading\u2019 in the Default\nmessage times &gt; Message timer menu.<\/p>\n<p>According to WaBetaInfo, citing GSM Arena on Wednesday, 20 May 2026,\nthe disappearing message feature is available in beta version\n26.19.10.73.<\/p>\n<p>The feature is reportedly available to some iOS beta users, though\nWaBetaInfo notes it is unclear when WhatsApp will roll out the secret\nmessaging feature publicly to all users, both Android and iOS.<\/p>",
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