WhatsApp is working on a feature to manage autoplay animated images, and it will be available in a future update!
As you can see from the attached screenshot, WhatsApp is exploring a feature to manage autoplay of animated images right within the app settings, set for release in a future update of the app. Specifically, this option will disable all animations for emojis, stickers, and avatars, providing them with enhanced control over their chat experience. Thanks to this feature, users will finally be able to toggle autoplay settings for some animated content, ensuring that they always have the flexibility to manage their preferences. It’s important to note that this option is limited to disabling animations for emojis, stickers, and avatars, and does not affect GIFs.
WhatsApp is working on a feature to manage autoplay animated images, and it will be available in a future update!
As you can see from the attached screenshot, WhatsApp is exploring a feature to manage autoplay of animated images right within the app settings, set for release in a future update of the app. Specifically, this option will disable all animations for emojis, stickers, and avatars, providing them with enhanced control over their chat experience. Thanks to this feature, users will finally be able to toggle autoplay settings for some animated content, ensuring that they always have the flexibility to manage their preferences. It’s important to note that this option is limited to disabling animations for emojis, stickers, and avatars, and does not affect GIFs.
Telegram auto-delete message, expiring invites, and more
elegram is updating its messaging app with options for auto-deleting messages, expiring invite links, and new unlimited groups, the company shared in a blog post. Much like Signal, Telegram received a burst of new users in the confusion over WhatsApp’s privacy policy and now the company is adopting features that were already part of its competitors’ apps, features which offer more security and privacy. Auto-deleting messages were already possible in Telegram’s encrypted Secret Chats, but this new update for iOS and Android adds the option to make messages disappear in any kind of chat. Auto-delete can be enabled inside of chats, and set to delete either 24 hours or seven days after messages are sent. Auto-delete won’t remove every message though; if a message was sent before the feature was turned on, it’ll stick around. Telegram’s competitors have had similar features: WhatsApp introduced a feature in 2020 and Signal has had disappearing messages since at least 2016.
