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Messages that expire are permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.

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Android

Global message timer

Global message timer sets an expiration timer for all messages within the app. To enable a global message timer:

  1. Tap the menu icon.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Security.
  4. Tap "Global disappearing messages".
  5. Set your time limit.

Individual message timer

To enable an individual conversation message timer:

  1. In a conversation, tap the stopwatch icon
  2. Set your time limit.

Global Timer

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Conversation Timer

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iOS

Global message timer

Global message timer sets an expiration timer for all messages within the app. To enable a global message timer:

  1. Tap the menu icon.
  2. Tap Global message timer.
  3. Set your time limit.