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WhatsApp Introduces Advanced Privacy Features for Chats

4/8/2025

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WhatsApp is rolling out an exciting new "advanced chat privacy" feature, giving users greater control over their chat exports and media saving. This beta option for iOS and Android prevents the export of entire chat histories and halts automatic media saving. While forwarding messages and screenshots remain possible, users can boost their privacy with disappearing messages. The official launch date is yet to be announced.

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Story summary

WhatsApp is rolling out an exciting new "advanced chat privacy" feature, giving users greater control over their chat exports and media saving. This beta option for iOS and Android prevents the export of entire chat histories and halts automatic media saving. While forwarding messages and screenshots remain possible, users can boost their privacy with disappearing messages. The official launch date is yet to be announced.