How to delete WhatsApp photos for everyone after hours
WhatsApp s often need to delete important photos that they have sent to various people after a certain amount of time. This feature is useful when sharing private photos between close friends or when sending personal photos that should remain hidden. WhatsApp actually comes with a timeout feature that allows s to delete sent photos for all s safely and easily. Here are some steps to delete photos.
Steps to delete WhatsApp photos for everyone
- Run the WhatsApp application on your phone. Open the individual or group message where the photo was shared.
- Tap on the options icon. It's located in the upper-right corner of the sent message.
- Click the Delete option for everyone. This will open a new screen.
- Select the “Delete in X hours” option. The can set the timer from 50 to 4096 seconds or 1 to 68 hours.
- Confirm the action. When the counter reaches 0 on the Delete screen for everyone, the photo will be deleted from WhatsApp chats and cannot be recovered.
Once the photo is deleted for everyone, a public message like "Kaan has deleted this message for everyone" will appear in the chat conversation. This is the only way other s would be informed of the deletion of the photo. There is no other signal or warning given to the .
With the Delete for everyone feature, WhatsApp s can safely and efficiently delete photos from chats after a certain amount of time. This feature is useful for sharing intimate photos among friends. Also, this feature comes with the assurance that the sender will not be discovered by the recipient. Thus, it allows s to delete photos sent to their s in a few easy steps.
How to delete a WhatsApp photo only from my device?
To delete a WhatsApp photo from your device only, you have to go to WhatsApp gallery from your phone and locate it. Once located, click on the image. A dialog box will appear with several options from which you need to choose “Delete”. A confirmation message will appear, and after confirming, the photo will be removed from your device.
How to delete a WhatsApp photo from the application?
To delete a photo in WhatsApp from the application, follow these steps:
1. Open WhatsApp and select the conversation that contains the photo you want to delete.
2. To view the photo in question, click on the photo message.
3. Once you have the photo visible, long press on it.
4. Select the 'Delete' option from the toolbar that appears at the bottom of the screen.
5. Once the 'Delete' option is selected, you will be asked to confirm if you want to delete the Whatsapp image. Select the 'Yes' option to confirm.
And ready! Your image has been removed from WhatsApp.