There has been at least one time where we ended up embarrassing each other in chat and wanted to delete the text messages we sent. Or just wipe them off the face of the earth and act as if they never existed!
And not only that, but there are often times when you send the right message to the wrong person (let’s leave the rest as history).
This brings us to our agenda today: “What is Vanish mode in Messenger?”
Well, you can say that it is the solution to the exact situations that I shared a minute ago. Facebook decided to come to the rescue of its users by launching a new feature known as “Vanish Mode” in Messenger.
On their Messenger News website, they say, “Sometimes a message is just spontaneous, something you want to say in the moment without worrying about it sticking” and we couldn’t agree more!
With the help of Vanish Mode, messages sent by users disappear after being viewed and the chat is closed. Let’s discuss more about how we can use it and how we can turn it on and off as it is clearly not a feature we should miss out on!
Continue reading to learn the simple steps we have in this article for you.
What is Vanish mode in Messenger?
Before its launch in 2020, Meta-owned Facebook created a lot of buzz for the launch of Vanish Mode. Users were eager to use a long-awaited feature that was finally released as everyone prefers to live in the moment and leave no trace to regret later.
Vanishing mode allows users to send messages that then disappear from the normal chat, easily after the messages are viewed and the sender or receiver leaves the chat. It’s not that the messages are deleted from Messenger, but rather they simply disappear from the existing chat box where the feature is enabled.
However, you cannot use this cool feature if the person you are chatting with does not have the latest update, which includes Vanish mode. If the user does not have the feature or the latest update, a dialog box will appear as shown in the image below.
When you enable Disappear mode, the other person receives a notification. If you want to know how you can use Vanish mode and how to recover deleted messages on Messenger, we will discuss it briefly in the next paragraph.
How to activate Vanish mode in Messenger?
If you’re not familiar with how to use Vanish mode in Messenger, we have an easy-to-follow guide.
Note: The steps given below are applicable for both Android and iOS users. Vanish mode can be activated by following the same steps on either device.
- Open Messenger.
- Select the chat you want to use Vanish mode on.
- Swipe up from the bottom of the chat to activate Vanish mode.
Note: If you are an iPhone user, you should swipe up from the top of the message bar and not from the bottom, as doing so will bring up the control center section.
Now that you know how to use the Vanish Mode feature in Messenger and also want to know how to turn it off or off, move on to the next paragraph.
How to disable Vanish mode in Messenger?
If you have finished using Vanish mode in Messenger and now want to disable it yourself manually, you can do so by following the steps given below:
- Open Messenger.
- Select the chat in which you used Vanish mode.
- Tap “Turn off Vanish mode.”
If you cannot use Vanish mode and are having problems, you can continue reading and find the steps for it in our next topic.
Is Vanish mode in Messenger safe?
In recent years, Facebook has come under intense public and political criticism. Most of this can be attributed to Facebook’s handling of user data, which is a fundamental problem.
Fortunately, Facebook is supposedly making efforts to improve data security and protection. For example, Messenger uses end-to-end encryption for both conversation data saved on your device and messages currently in transit.
Facebook will let you encrypt your saved communications history, according to a recent statement, “to prevent anyone, including law enforcement, from chasing your data through a backdoor.”
In that sense, Messenger’s Vanish mode initially seems pretty safe. The problem is that we’re still talking about a company that has consistently dropped the ball when it comes to issues surrounding customer data. Facebook is also motivated to track, retain, and sell your data because it is an advertising-based business.
So, yes, we can comment on Meta (Facebook’s parent company) for taking steps to strengthen its overall messaging security posture in recent years. However, we should also continue to use their products with some caution.
Read more: How to fix the “This person is not available in Messenger” error?
Conclusion
Your Facebook Messenger interactions can be kept private using disappearing mode. We sincerely hope that this article has given you a better understanding of the functionality of Vanish Mode and its potential advantages. For more tips and information, be sure to read our other blog posts.
Bye bye!
Read more: Easy Ways to Fix “Facebook Messenger App Not Showing Messages” Issue
Frequent questions:
Do disappearing messages and disappearing mode mean the same thing in Messenger?
Answer: Vanish mode is a feature provided by Facebook that is used in Messenger to disappear messages after the conversation is canceled. “Disappearing messages” is a feature of WhatsApp, which is slightly different from Vanish mode.
How can I log in to Facebook Messenger easily?
Answer: You can log in to Facebook Messenger by following the steps below:
Open the Facebook Messenger app.
Enter your username and password.
Then tap sign in.
Can you take a screenshot of a message sent via Vanish mode?
Answer: Yes, Vanish mode is not immune to log storage. You can take screenshots of communications. This should serve as a reminder of the golden rule of the Internet: never give any information, message, or image to someone you don’t trust with that information, even if you think it will disappear.
Just because something disappears doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to capture the information before it disappears.
What versions of Messenger support disappearing mode?
Answer: Both the mobile browser version of Facebook Messenger and the Facebook Messenger app for iOS and Android currently support disappearing mode functionality. In the future, Facebook intends to introduce disappearing mode support on additional platforms.
Can I send images and videos in disappearing mode?
Answer: Yes. In addition to text messages, you can transmit other types of media, including images, videos, voice memos, stickers, emojis, GIFs, and more.
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