WhatsApp already offers the ability to send photos that disappear after viewing them once, giving users a way to share ephemeral images and they cannot be displayed more than once. Or, at least, that's what the company means.
And, although it is possible see the disappeared images as many times as you want simply by taking a screenshot, when you open them, the user who sent the photograph will know that you have seen the image. But there is a simple trick with which you can seeing images disappear without the other person knowing, and as often as you like.
The photos that disappear from WhatsApp can be seen as many times as you want and without the other person knowing.
WhatsApp's trick to see disappearing images without them knowing
To perform this trick, you will need a computer with WhatsApp Web or WhatsApp for PC. You will also need to have your cell phone handy. Once the requirements are met, simply follow these steps:
- Open WhatsApp Web on your computer and log into your account.
- Once the chats have been synced on WhatsApp Web, turn on airplane mode on your mobile.
- Open the photo you want to see in the chat via WhatsApp Web. You can watch it as many times as you want or even download it.
- Close WhatsApp Web on your computer and deactivate airplane mode on your mobile.
WhatsApp and WhatsApp Web on various devices.
The trick works like this: when synchronization WhatsApp Web, the content of your chats will be downloaded to your computer, including images that disappear after viewing them once. However, when you activate airplane mode on your mobile, WhatsApp Web loses connection, but all the downloaded content remains local, being possible to view it as many times as you want and without worrying that the image is shown as "view".
We do not know if this WhatsApp bug will always be available, or if the company will fix it sooner or later. Ultimately, we must not forget that WhatsApp ephemeral images are still in beta and it is possible that sooner or later the company will correct these types of errors. Meanwhile, it is possible to take advantage of this impossibility of see the images as many times as you want, and without fear of the other person knowing.
