The problem in the feature only affected iPhone users, not Android. View Once is designed so that users can send media safe in the knowledge that once opened it’s difficult for people to save it. Such photos and videos can’t be copied via a screenshot,

In August 2021, the end-to-end encryption messaging app, WhatsApp launched the 'View Once' function for images and videos, then in

WhatsApp introduced its 'View Once' feature for photos and videos in August 2021, later expanding it to voice messages in December 2023. To activate this feature for any media, users must tap the '1' icon before sending.