How to send voice messages via WhatsApp's 'view once' feature

If you are a keen user of Meta's instant messaging app WhatsApp, the you must be aware of its "view once" feature.

This features allows users to send photos and videos to others that can only be viewed by the recipient once. 

Sharing media via this feature on WhatsApp makes the message disappear from a chat after the recipient has opened them once, adding more privacy to your photos and videos.

However, this feature is not limited to only photos and videos as you can now also send voice messages with view once.

According to the instructions shared by the app, here's a step-by-step guide that you can follow to enjoy enhanced privacy while sharing voice messages via WhatsApp's "view once" feature.

• Open an individual or group chat.
• Tap the microphone.
• Swipe up to lock the recording.
• Tap and hold record.
• Tap the view once icon. When this turns green, you’re in view once mode.
• Tap send.

If the recipient has read receipts enabled, you’ll see an opened receipt in the chat when they’ve opened your view once voice message.