How to turn disappearing messages on or off in a group
You can send messages that disappear on WhatsApp by turning disappearing messages on. Once enabled, new messages sent in the chat will disappear after seven days. The most recent selection controls all messages in the chat. Messages sent or received before disappearing messages is enabled won’t be affected.
Enable disappearing messages
In a group chat, any group participants can turn disappearing messages on or off. However, a group admin can change group settings to allow only admins to turn disappearing messages on or off. Learn how to change group admin settings in this article.
- Open the WhatsApp group chat.
- Click the group name.
- Click Disappearing Messages.
- If prompted, click Continue.
- Select On.
Once enabled, messages in the chat will disappear after seven days.
Disable disappearing messages
A group admin can disable disappearing messages at any time.
- Open the WhatsApp group chat.
- Click the group name.
- Click Disappearing Messages.
- If prompted, click Continue.
- Select Off.
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