WhatsApp: How to save temporary messages step by step

Temporary messages automatically disappear after a user-defined period of time: 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days. This feature is intended to protect privacy and free up space on your device, but it can be a problem if you want to save important information .

To save a temporary message , WhatsApp offers the "Keep in Chat" option. Just follow these steps:

1. Press and hold the message you want to save.
2. Select the “Keep” option when the options appear.
3. The message is saved, and the sender receives a notification that it was saved.

To view saved messages, go to the chat info section and select "Preserved Messages." If you want to stop saving a message, repeat the process and select "Stop Saving."

The sender of the message can decide whether or not their message can be saved . When you receive the preservation notification, you have the final say on whether the message is kept by others.