Whatsapp quietly Fixed View-Once Media Bug That Allowed Indefinite Viewing

WhatsApp Introduced the ‘View Once’ Feature for Photos and Videos in August 2021 and it was brieft to Voice Messages in December 2023. Ing. All media shared with the View Once ToGGLE Enabled Disappears after it is Vied or Played One Time by the Recipient. Recently, CONCERN Over a feature’s Bug Resulting in Indefinite Viewing Surfaced Online. A report now claims that the company has rolled out a quint fix for it.

Whatsapp quietly fixed View-Once Media Bug

According to a Report By the Android Police, Whatsapp has rolled out a Fix for a View-Once Media Bug that Allowed Recipients to access the limited-time media after the one-time viewing. The report Claimed that the vulnerability was present in whatsapp for ios and was not found in Android versions.

The report states that to view the ‘View Once’ Photo or Media Again after it was on open and close with a chat, iOS users had to go to settings, select storage and data and next management. Once they scrolled down to find the contact who shared the disappearing media and tapped their name, the storage details for that contact appeared. Once the media was sourced by newest, the previously opened ‘View Once’ Media appeared at the top.

The Android Police Team was able to replicate this functionality and view the “View once” Media more than once on Thursday, January 23 but was unable to do so this week. Therefore, the team concluded that meta rolled out a quint fix for the bug over the weekend. The company has not publicly addressed the issue.

Notably, The Report States that A Similar Issue with View-Once Media Was Spotted for Whatsapp Web Users in September 2024. ports of web Users being able to view as well as save the media. The matter was subsequently fixed in December of that year.