WhatsApp now working on self-destructing photos feature: How it works After launching the 'disappearing messages' feature last year, WhatsApp is reportedly working on 'self-destructing photos' feature. DNA Web Team Mar 3, 2021, 07:26 PM IST After launching the 'disappearing messages' feature last year, WhatsApp is reportedly working on 'self-destructing photos' feature in a future update for iOS and Android. WaBetaInfo has shared the screenshots of the feature, which suggest that a photo will disappear once the receiver opens it and leaves the chat. 1. WhatsApp self-destructing photos 1/5 On Wednesday, WABetaInfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp, took to micro-blogging site Twitter and wrote: "WhatsApp is working on self-destructing photos in a future update for iOS and Android. Self-destructing photos cannot be exported from WhatsApp. WhatsApp didn't implement a screenshot detection for self-destructing photos yet. Same concept from Instagram Direct."