Telegram gains single-view audios and videos, like WhatsApp

2024-01-18 16:56:42

O Telegram today announced something new that, oddly enough, was first released by WhatsApp — an uninteresting reference, it’s true, but surprising because it doesn’t happen often.

I talk about the possibility of sending single-view voice and video messages. The feature works exactly as the name suggests and as it is already available in the Meta messenger. In other words, simply record an audio/video and select the single playback option. After being viewed once, the content disappears.

Both voice and video messages can now be sent as view-once – after being played one time, the message is automatically deleted.

To send a message as view-once, swipe up to lock recording and then tap the view-once icon. #TelegramTips pic.twitter.com/fq4wg7Q0hP

— Telegram Messenger (@telegram) January 18, 2024

Voice and video messages can now be sent with single view — once played once, the message is automatically deleted.
To send a message as a single view, swipe up to lock recording and tap the single view icon. #TelegramTips

It is worth noting that, since last September, Telegram has allowed you to send photos and videos from the device’s gallery with a single view. In this way, the feature was expanded to content recorded by the app itself, such as audio and videos.

The option to limit audio and video playback is available when recording them in continuous mode, accessible by dragging the recording button upwards — which means you can also pause audio/video recordings and resume them before they are sent, as highlighted by the messenger on his official channel.

Although it has been possible to pause audio recording on Telegram for some time, it appears that the new feature has also been expanded to videos.