Teens love Snapchat. Known for its ephemeral messages and photos, the platform has gained a lot of traction since its launch and continues to do so, despite recent changes to its terms of use. Facebook wants to jump on the bandwagon of disappearing texts and is currently testing the feature on its Messenger app.
“We’re excited to announce the latest in an engaging line of optional product features geared towards making Messenger the best way to communicate with the people that matter most. Starting today, we’re conducting a small test in France of a feature that allows people to send messages that disappear an hour after they’re sent. Disappearing messages gives people another fun option to choose from when they communicate on Messenger. We look forward to hearing people’s feedback as they give it a try.” — Facebook spokeswoman
So how does this work? Tap the hourglass icon to switch on the feature. Any messages sent while its own will self-destruct, leaving their shell behind.
Whether this will gain traction is something to be seen, but it might be a welcome feature of the Messenger app instead of having a standalone app altogether for this. Also, when it comes to Facebook, does it all really disappear?
Source: BuzzFeed
