Make messages disappear automatically
With Keep Messages, new messages delete themselves after a while, for both of you.
How to do it
- Open the chat and tap the name at the top.
- Under Privacy, tap Keep Messages.
- Choose Always, After Viewing, 1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days.
The setting applies to both of you and only to new messages. The chat shows who set it.
In groups, only admins can set this. After Viewing isn’t available there.
Keep a message anyway
Touch and hold a message and tap Keep in Chat. It stays even when the others disappear.
Last checked: 11 November 2026
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