Activate self-destruction on Telegram
Something that happens to many of us is that we talk in a chat (be it Telegram, Whatsapp) and we almost never remember to empty the chats, so we They can accumulate hundreds of messages. Or, also, we want to tell something or send a photo or video that self-destructs after a stipulated time. Well, today's tutorial will allow you to do it.
Telegram has a very interesting option that will do this job for us. The application will be in charge of automatically deleting the messages after a small configuration that we have to carry out in the chat. Undoubtedly a very interesting option.
How to activate the self-destruction of messages on Telegram:
The first thing we have to do is enter the app and start a chat. To do this, click on the pencil icon inside a square, which appears in the upper right part.
Once we click on this option, all our contacts will appear where we must choose the person with whom we want to share this ephemeral content. When doing this, the chat opens and we must click on the profile image of that person that will appear in the upper right part of the screen.
From the menu that we see, we have to click on the "More" button, characterized by 3 points. Now we will have to choose the option "Start secret chat" :
Start secret chat
Once created, if we want to activate the self-destruction of messages we will have to click on the following icon:
Set the self-destruct time
Now we will see the option “Turn off” and the times that we want these messages to be valid. Choose the one you want. Keep in mind that if you put little time and the message is long, he will not have time to read it. That is why you have to keep this in mind. The time range is from 1 to 30 seconds and, in addition, the options of one minute, one hour, one day or one week appear.
Once we choose the time interval, we will have to exit this menu and we will already have the self-destruction activated, which will be reflected in the chat by means of an informative message.
The message or messages are sent, and as soon as the other person opens them in the chat, the time will start counting until the message self-destructs.
Be careful when taking screenshots because they are recorded in the chat. They are also recorded, in the same way, if you record the chat screen. It is one of the features of Telegram's secret chats.
Notice of screenshots on Telegram
Self-destruction of photos and videos:
It's funny how photos and videos self-destruct in this app. We send them and the person who receives them will be shown this way.
Photos and videos with self-destruction on Telegram
To see the photograph we will have to click on it. When doing so we will see a wick in the upper right part of the screen that is activated that will delete the image after the stipulated time has elapsed.
The same thing happens with the video, but if its duration is longer than the self-destruction time, it will allow us to see it in its entirety but when we finish viewing it, it will be deleted.
Once we open both photos and videos, if when the countdown is activated we leave the viewing, the countdown continues until it is deleted.
A wonderful way to share any message, photo, video safely and knowing that it will be automatically deleted, for both people, after a while once opened.
In normal chats there is an option that allows auto-delete messages only for us, and thus avoid wasting storage space on our device.
We hope you liked this tutorial and that you share it with anyone who might be interested.
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