WhatsApp has been adding many new features to its UWP desktop app for Windows. We recently saw the Meta-owned messaging platform add Windows 11 design elements earlier this year, while support for dark mode was added quite recently. Now, the company is testing the “View Once” feature for media files that lets users send disappearing photos and videos to WhatsApp recipients.
According to a report by reputable WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, the company recently rolled out an update to the beta version of its UWP app. The update, which takes the app to version 2.2212.2.0, adds the “View Once” feature.
For those unaware, the View Once feature is not new and has been available on iOS and Android versions of WhatsApp since last year. The feature helps improve the privacy of WhatsApp users when sharing media content on the platform. However, the recipients can still take a screenshot or screen recording of the view once content before they get auto-deleted.
New Pop-up Menu for Phone Numbers on Android
Other than this, WABetaInfo also discovered a new pop-up menu for phone numbers in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android (v2.22.8.11). This new feature will show a pop-up menu with different options when a phone number is tapped in a chat window.
