View Once: The new feature has been released on WhatsApp!

Executives in Facebook and WhatsApp had recently revealed that they will be launching a new feature called ‘View Once’. The instant messaging platform has lived up to its promise and has introduced this new feature on its beta version for Android.

View once is a feature where a user can send a video or image and that media can only be viewed once by the recipient. According to a report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is rolling out the view once feature to WhatsApp beta for Android 2.21.14.3 version. Beta users who are on this version and still don’t see the feature may receive it in a future update.

The report also shares some screenshots of the new feature which gives us a glimpse at how it will work. The easiest way to detect if your device has got the new feature is a small view once button next to where the message is previewed.

Once the image or video has been shared using this mode, the other person will have one chance to view it. The user who sends the message can also see the status of the message if it has been delivered and opened.