Revisit WhatsApp: View Photos and Videos on Web and Desktop!

The easy accessibility of WhatsApp web and desktop app has made it highly popular among users. However, unlike the mobile app, the PC version lacks the feature of viewing photos and videos once. In a recent development, WhatsApp is said to be working on reintroducing this feature to all PC apps, along with enhanced security measures. Find out how to access and utilize the new WhatsApp view once photos and videos feature below.

WhatsApp will display the photos and videos on the desktop once

According to a WABetaInfo report, the view for photos and videos was removed from the desktop app and the web app last year for privacy reasons. However, now WhatsApp is planning to bring back the feature to remove unnecessary restrictions. Users can use the button in the caption bar of the drawing editor to send the image as a “show once” message on WhatsApp for desktop applications.

View photos and videos once feature allows users to send or view any photo or video only once. It means that the received video or photo can only be viewed once and cannot be viewed again. In addition, users also cannot take a screenshot of the view when the media as part of the new update. Media is also not downloaded or saved to the receiver’s device for privacy and security reasons. WABetaInfo said: “This feature ensures that sensitive or temporary content remains ephemeral even when sent from a desktop application, improving shared media management.”

WhatsApp view when photo and video feature is now available for some users with the latest update, in addition, it will be released for other desktop users such as WhatsApp for Windows, WhatsApp for macOS, and WhatsApp Web will see the new WhatsApp feature soon. on their devices. WhatsApp brought back the feature due to constant user feedback and demand and to improve the app’s user experience across all platforms.