It is recommended that you do not use vanishing messages with someone that you do not fully trust.Īt the moment vanish mode is not available worldwide. Equally, you cannot send someone a vanishing message without first messaging them normally. People that you have not chatted with before cannot send you message requests in vanish mode. Group chats, voice calls, and video calls are not supported in vanish mode. The Facebook Messenger Vanish Mode is not available for all chats. They can only be read by the person that you send the message to. You can access it by swiping up in the chat. Vanish Mode is easy to activate, and can be used specifically for sensitive texts. Once that timer expires, the text will disappear completely. Vanish mode messages are end-to-end encrypted. Vanish Mode works across Facebook Messenger and Instagram Credit: Facebook. Try to only use vanish mode messages with people that you trust, because whilst the messages and photos will disappear, it is possible for other members of the chat to take screenshots of any shared content.
If you are concerned that someone may have taken a screenshot, or photo of your messages, Facebook has a dedicated page in their safety center on what to do if someone shares a photo without your consent. Just because you do not receive a notification that a screenshot has been taken, doesn’t mean that they haven’t taken a photo of their screen with another device.