WhatsApp is the most popular programme for communicating with friends and family. As a result, the platform developed a capability a few weeks ago that allows users to only expose photographs and videos to their contacts once. What exactly is it, and how can you use it? We’ll explain it to you here.

What exactly is a single display?

While WhatsApp first introduced transitory messages in December 2020, the messaging service also added the ability to transmit photographs or videos that vanish from the chat after the receiver opens them. When you turn it on, it does the following:

The recipient’s Photos and Gallery sections will not contain any media files.
You won’t be able to see a single view photo or video again once you’ve submitted it.
With the single view option switched on, you can’t forward, save, star, or share photographs or videos that were sent or received.
If the recipient has read receipts enabled, you can only check if they opened a single view photo or video.
If you don’t open the photo or video within 14 days of receiving it, it will be removed from the chat.
Each time you want to send a single view photo or video, you must choose the single view media file.
If the message was not opened at the time of backup, single-view media files can be recovered from a backup. If you’ve already opened the photo or video, it won’t be backed up and can’t be recovered.

What is the best way to deliver single-view media files?

WhatsApp’s single display feature is accessible on Android, iOS, and the online version of the platform. You may turn it on by doing the following:

Open an individual or group chat on Android.

-After tapping the attach symbol, do the following:

To take a picture or film a video, use your camera. The videos that are recorded through WhatsApp might be up to 16 MB in size.
To choose an existing photo or video on your phone, go to the gallery.
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Select the 1 icon.

-Click the “Submit” button.

Open an individual or group chat on your iPhone.

-To take a photo or record a video, tap the camera icon. You can also choose a file from one of your albums. You can also tap the attach symbol and then tap the following:

To take a picture or film a video, use your camera. The videos that are recorded through WhatsApp might be up to 16 MB in size.
To choose an existing photo or movie in the Photos programme or in your iPhone albums, go to Photos and videos.
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Select 1 from the menu.

-Click on the “Submit” button.

Open a private or group chat on WhatsApp Web.

-Select one of the following options after clicking the attach icon:

Click the camera icon to start a new photo.
Click the images and videos icon to select a photo or movie from your computer.
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1. Select the icon.

-Press the send button.