消失消息^(Messages)是WhatsApp中一项注重隐私和节省存储空间的功能。激活后，WhatsApp将在^(WhatsApp)设定的持续时间（24^{(set duration—24)}小时、7 天或 90 天）后自动删除您聊天中的消息。

在WhatsApp中启用消失的消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}就像为您发送和接收的文本指定一个过期日期。^{(expiration date)}消失消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}的核心本质^{(core essence)}是从您的设备和接收者的设备中删除私人、机密或秘密消息。虽然它主要是一个以隐私为中心的功能，但消失的消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}还具有节省存储空间的好处。

消失消息功能^{(Disappearing Messages functionality)}适用于移动版WhatsApp（iOS 和Android）、WhatsApp Web甚至WhatsApp Business。我们将向您展示如何在这些设备和操作系统上启用该功能。 

让 WhatsApp 消息^{(Make WhatsApp Messages Disappear)}在Apple设备上消失

您可以将个人和群聊中的消息配置为自毁。WhatsApp还允许您为特定聊天或所有对话启用该功能。

让我们带您了解在 iPhone 和 iPad 上启用消失消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}的不同方法。

为个别聊天启用消失的消息^{(Enable Disappearing Messages for Individual Chats)}

打开WhatsApp，前往“聊天”选项卡，然后选择您要修改其聊天设置的WhatsApp contact/user

1. 点击屏幕顶部的联系人姓名或电话号码以打开联系信息页面。
2. 滚动到联系信息页面的底部，然后选择^{(page and select)} 消失的消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}。
3. 在“消息计时器”部分中，选择转换中消息将被双方删除的持续时间。共有三个选项 - 24 小时、7天和^(Days)90天^(Days)。

如果您在消失的消息菜单^{(Disappearing Messages menu)}上只看到“开”和“关”选项，请从App Store更新WhatsApp并再次检查。

返回聊天窗口^{(chat window)}，您将看到新消息将在特定时间后自毁的通知。在启用消失消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}之前^(Messages)发送的消息将保留在对话中。

请注意，WhatsApp还会通知对话中的另一方（或多方）您启用了消失消息^(Messages)。

快速提示：^{(Quick Tip:)}点击通知以访问该对话的消失消息菜单^{(Disappearing Messages menu)}。这使您可以快速禁用消失消息^(Messages)或修改消息计时器^{(message timer)}。

为群聊启​​用消失的消息^{(Enable Disappearing Messages for Group Chats)}

WhatsApp 群组^{(WhatsApp group)}中的所有参与者都可以启用和禁用消失消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}。这真的很简单——打开群组信息页面^{(group info page)}，点击消失^{(Disappearing Messages)}的消息，然后选择消息计时器或过期时间^{(message timer or expiration duration)}。

有趣的是，组管理员可以限制非管理员成员更改消失的消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}设置。为此，请打开群组信息页面^{(group info page)}，点击群组设置^{(Group Settings)}，点击编辑群组信息^{(Edit Group Info)}，然后选择仅限管理员^{(Only Admins)}。

在 WhatsApp 中设置默认消息计时器^{(Set Default Message Timer in WhatsApp)}

为所有个人和群组对话手动启用消失消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}可能会带来压力。这就是“默认消息计时器^{(Default Message Timer)}”选项的用武之地。启用后，默认消息计时器会为您的^{(Default Message Timer)}WhatsApp帐户中的所有对话（个人和群聊）激活消失的消息。^{(Disappearing Messages)}

前往 WhatsApp设置^(Settings)选项卡，选择Account，选择Privacy，然后在“Disappearing Messages”部分选择Default Message Timer。选择您喜欢的文本删除持续时间^{(deletion duration)}以继续。

或者，您也可以从个人或群^{(individual or group)}聊设置菜单中激活默认消息计时器。^{(Default Message Timer)}

打开任何聊天的联系信息页面，选择消失的消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}，然后点击页面底部突出显示的默认消息计时器选项。^{(default message timer)}这会将您重定向到“默认消息计时器”菜单。选择消息删除^{(message deletion)}的首选持续时间以继续。

让 WhatsApp 消息^{(Make WhatsApp Messages Disappear)}在Android中消失^(Android)

要遵循的步骤将取决于您想要实现的目标。您希望WhatsApp自动删除特定（个人和群组）聊天中的消息吗？或者，您希望所有WhatsApp对话中的消息在特定时间段后消失？

请按照以下说明了解如何在Android中启用^(Android)WhatsApp Disappearing Messages 功能^{(WhatsApp Disappearing Messages feature)}。

为个别聊天启用消失的消息^{(Enable Disappearing Messages for Individual Chats)}

打开聊天，点击联系人的姓名/电话号码，选择消失的消息，然后在“^{(Disappearing messages)}消息计时器^{(Message timer)}”部分^{(” section)}选择持续时间。

选择的时间过后，对话中的后续消息（发送或接收）将被自动删除。

WhatsApp将通知聊天中的所有各方已启用消失消息。^(Messages)点击通知以更改删除持续时间^{(deletion duration)}或关闭消失的消息^(Messages)。

为群聊启​​用消失的消息^{(Enable Disappearing Messages for Group Chats)}

默认情况下，所有组参与者都可以自由启用和禁用消失^{(Disappearing)}消息。以下是打开WhatsApp 群组中^{(WhatsApp group)}消失^{(Disappearing)} 消息^(Messages)的方法。

1. 长按^(Long-press)群聊^{(group chat)}，选择右上角的菜单图标，点击^{(menu icon)}群信息^{(Group info)}。
2. 选择消失的消息^{(Disappearing messages)}。
3. 选择您希望消息在群聊中存储多长时间后被删除。

每当修改消失的消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}时，所有组参与者都会收到通知。要限制参与者（即非管理成员）更改群组的消失消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}设置，请打开群组信息，选择群组设置^{(Group settings)}>编辑群组信息^{(Edit group info)}>仅限管理员，^{(Only admins,)}然后选择确定^(OK)。

在 WhatsApp 中启用默认消息计时器^{(Enable Default Message Timer in WhatsApp)}

想要在您的^(Want)Android 设备^{(Android device)}上为所有WhatsApp对话启用消失消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}？启动WhatsApp设置菜单，进入帐户^(Account)>隐私^(Privacy)>默认消息计时器^{(Default message timer)}，然后选择您希望消息在设备上保留多长时间后被删除。

在WhatsApp Web上启用消失的消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}

在您的计算机上设置WhatsApp Web^{(WhatsApp Web on your computer)}并按照以下步骤启用消失消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}。

1. 打开聊天并选择contact name/phone number。

1. 选择消失的消息^{(Disappearing messages)}。

1. 选择开^(On)。

相同的步骤适用于群组对话——打开群组信息^{(group info)}，选择消失的消息^{(Disappearing messages)}，然后选择开启^(On)。

与移动设备不同，WhatsApp Web 没有^{(WhatsApp Web doesn)}预设消息时间（即 24 小时、7 天和 90 天）。WhatsApp Web的文本删除持续时间^{(deletion duration)}固定为 7 天。

^(WhatsApp)当您（或对方）启用或禁用消失消息时， ^{(Disappearing Messages)}WhatsApp将显示通知。在聊天窗口^{(chat window)}中选择通知可以快速跳转到聊天的消失消息菜单^{(Disappearing Messages menu)}。

WhatsApp 消失^{(WhatsApp Disappearing)}消息：注意事项

WhatsApp建议仅与受信任的个人使用消失消息^(Messages)进行敏感对话。这是因为用户仍然可以在删除消息后很长时间访问或查看^{(access or view)}消失的消息。^{(disappearing message)}例如，如果用户转发或引用一条消失的消息^{(disappearing message)}，则该消息可能在引用的文本中仍然可见。

用户还可以在消失前复制、复制、保存和截屏消失的消息。请参阅此 WhatsApp 帮助中心页面^{(this WhatsApp Help Center page)}以了解有关消失消息^{(Disappearing Messages)}的更多信息。

What Are Disappearing Messages on WhatsApp and How to Enable It

Disappearing Messages is a privacy-focused and storage-saving feature in WhatsApp. When activated, WhatsApp will auto-delete messages in your chats after a set duration—24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days.

Enabling Disappearing Messages in WhatsApp is like assigning an expiration date to texts you send and receive. The core essence of Disappearing Messages is to delete private, confidential, or secretive messages from your device and the receivers’. While it’s primarily a privacy-focused feature, Disappearing Messages also has storage-saving benefits.

The Disappearing Messages functionality is available for WhatsApp on mobile (iOS & Android), WhatsApp Web, and even WhatsApp Business. We’ll show you how to enable the feature on these devices and operating systems. 

Make WhatsApp Messages Disappear on Apple Devices

You can configure messages in individual and group chats to self-destruct. WhatsApp also lets you enable the feature for specific chats or all conversations.

Let’s walk you through the different ways to enable Disappearing Messages on iPhones and iPads.

Enable Disappearing Messages for Individual Chats

Open WhatsApp, head to the “Chats” tab, and select the WhatsApp contact/user whose chat settings you want to modify.

1. Tap the person’s name or phone number at the top of the screen to open the contact info page.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the contact info page and select Disappearing Messages.
3. In the “Message Timer” section, select the duration beyond which messages in the conversion will be deleted for both parties. There are three options—24 hours, 7 Days, and 90 Days.

If you’re only seeing the “On” and “Off” options on the Disappearing Messages menu, update WhatsApp from the App Store and check again.

Return to the chat window and you’ll see a notification that new messages will self-destruct after a specific period. Messages sent before enabling Disappearing Messages will remain in the conversation.

Note that WhatsApp will also notify the other party (or parties) in the conversation that you enabled Disappearing Messages.

Quick Tip: Tap the notification to access the Disappearing Messages menu for that conversation. That allows you to quickly disable Disappearing Messages or modify the message timer.

Enable Disappearing Messages for Group Chats

All participants in a WhatsApp group can enable and disable Disappearing Messages. It’s really easy—open the group info page, tap Disappearing Messages, and select a message timer or expiration duration.

Interestingly, group admins can restrict non-administrative members from changing the Disappearing Messages settings. To do this, open the group info page, tap Group Settings, tap Edit Group Info, and select Only Admins.

Set Default Message Timer in WhatsApp

Manually enabling Disappearing Messages for all individual and group conversations can be stressful. That’s where the “Default Message Timer” option comes in. When enabled, Default Message Timer activates Disappearing Messages for all conversations in your WhatsApp accounts—both individual and group chats.

Head to the WhatsApp Settings tab, select Account, select Privacy, and select Default Message Timer in the “Disappearing Messages” section. Select your preferred text deletion duration to proceed.

Alternatively, you can also activate Default Message Timer from an individual or group chat settings menu.

Open the contact info page for any chat, select Disappearing Messages, and tap the highlighted default message timer option at the bottom of the page. That’ll redirect you to the “Default Message Timer” menu. Select a preferred duration for message deletion to continue.

Make WhatsApp Messages Disappear in Android

The steps to follow will depend on what you want to achieve. Do you want WhatsApp to auto-delete messages in specific (individual and group) chats? Or, you want messages in all WhatsApp conversations to vanish after a specific period?

Follow the instructions below to learn how to enable the WhatsApp Disappearing Messages feature in Android.

Enable Disappearing Messages for Individual Chats

Open the chat, tap the contact’s name/phone number, select Disappearing messages, and choose a duration in the “Message timer” section.

Subsequent messages (sent or received) in the conversation will be automatically deleted when the select time elapses.

WhatsApp will notify all parties in the chat that Disappearing Messages was enabled. Tap the notification to change the deletion duration or turn off Disappearing Messages.

Enable Disappearing Messages for Group Chats

By default, all group participants have the liberty to enable and disable Disappearing messages. Here’s how to turn on Disappearing Messages in a WhatsApp group.

1. Long-press the group chat, select the menu icon in the top-right corner and tap Group info.
2. Select Disappearing messages.
3. Select how long you want messages stored in the group chat before they’re erased.

All group participants will get a notification whenever Disappearing Messages is modified. To restrict participants (i.e., non-administrative members) from changing the group’s Disappearing Messages settings, open the group’s info, select Group settings > Edit group info > Only admins, and select OK.

Enable Default Message Timer in WhatsApp

Want to enable Disappearing Messages for all WhatsApp conversations on your Android device? Launch WhatsApp settings menu, go to Account > Privacy > Default message timer, and select how long you want messages to stay on your device before they’re deleted.

Enable Disappearing Messages on WhatsApp Web

Setup WhatsApp Web on your computer and follow these steps to enable Disappearing Messages.

1. Open a chat and select the contact name/phone number.

1. Select Disappearing messages.

1. Select On.

The same steps apply to group conversations—open the group info, select Disappearing messages, and select On.

Unlike mobile devices, WhatsApp Web doesn’t have preset message times (i.e., 24 hours, 7 days, and 90 days). The text deletion duration for WhatsApp Web is fixed at 7 days.

WhatsApp will display a notification when you (or the other party) enable or disable Disappearing Messages. Select the notification in the chat window to quickly jump to the chat’s Disappearing Messages menu.

WhatsApp Disappearing Messages: Things to Note

WhatsApp advises having sensitive conversations using Disappearing Messages only with trusted individuals. That’s because users can still access or view a disappearing message long after it’s deleted. If a user forwards or quotes a disappearing message, for instance, the message may remain visible in the quoted text.

Users could also duplicate, copy, save, and screenshot disappearing messages before it disappears. Refer to this WhatsApp Help Center page to learn more about Disappearing Messages.

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