If you’re looking for a way to set the disappearing messages on signal then you came to the right place. Here’s a step-by-step procedure to set up and turn on this feature.

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If you’re concern about more privacy of your chats, then don’t forget to use the disappearing feature in Signal. This feature automatically clears the chats for both the sender and receiver after you can set the timer.

Let’s understand how it works? Actually, when the sender will sent the disappearing message, this message will be only available for this specific time duration that sender set. And the receiver’s timer starts once they read the message. After time out, the message vanished from your disk.  

However, you can utilize this disappearing message feature for all chats and also specific one-to-one chats. Like WhatsApp, Signal also offers end-to-end encryption to its users. Now, let’s cover the all steps to turn on and set this feature on Signal.

 

Set Up Disappearing Messages on Signal App for Android & iOS

Here’s you’ll get the procedure for enabling the disappearing feature for a specific one-to-one chat as well as all chats. Follow the below instructions to set up disappearing messages on Signal App.

To Set Disappearing Messages for All Chats:

Step 1: Open Signal Mobile App and Go to your profile. Click on the Privacy option and then tap Disappearing Messages.

Step 2: In case you don’t get this option in your profile, then back to the home page and click on the vertical three dots on the top-right side of the Signal.

Step 3: Next, click on Settings > Privacy > Disappearing messages, by default it’ll be off if you don’t use it earlier.

Step 4: On the Disappearing Messages field, you need to choose the time duration for your new chats from gives time or you can set the custom time duration.

Step 5: Finally, hit the Save button in Android and hit the Set button in iPhone to apply the timer.


To Set Disappearing Messages for Individual Chats:

Step 1: Go to the specific chat where you want to set the disappearing message.

Step 2: Click on the vertical three dots menu at the top-right side.

Step 3: Next, click on the Disappearing messages option and set your disappearing messages.

Step 4: Hit the Save (Android) or Set (iOS) button.

Now you think about how we can identify the disappearing message has been enabled or not. You can view the timer countdown icon at the bottom of each disappearing message.


 

Turn Off the Disappearing Messages in Your Signal App

Step 1: Go to your profile otherwise click on vertical three-dots at the top-right corner of Signal.

Step 2: Tap on Settings and then Go to your Privacy.

Step 3: Next, click the Disappearing messages option and then tap on Off to turn off disappearing messages.

 

Set Up Disappearing Messages on Signal Web Client (Laptop or PC)

Follow the below instructions to set up disappearing messages on the Signal web client. (For both Person Computer and Laptop)

To Set Disappearing Messages for All Chats:

Step 1: Open Chrome or any browser that is available on your desktop and Go to Signal Web Client.

Step 2: Tap and Go to your profile (avatar) for more options.

Step 3: Now, hit the Preference option and then tap on Privacy.

Step 4: In the Disappearing Messages field, select the time duration by gives time otherwise make your new one by tapping on the custom option.

Step 5: Now, the time duration that you choose will automatically apply to your messages. You can view the countdown icon at the bottom of each and every disappearing message.


To Set Disappearing Messages for Individual Chats:

Step 1: Open the Signal Web Client in any browser that is available on your PC or Laptop.

Step 2: Go to the specific chat where you enable disappearing messages.

Step 3: Tap the dropdown arrow at the top-right side of your desktop screen.

Step 4: Select and go to the Disappearing messages option.

Step 5: Choose the time duration or create custom time.

 

Turn Off the Disappearing Messages in Your Signal Web Client (PC or Laptop)

Step 1: Go to Signal web client and tap on your profile picture.

Step 2: Select the Preference option and enter it.

Step 3: Next, on the Disappearing messages section, Select the Off option to turn off this feature on your desktop.

 

Set Up the Disappearing Feature and Enhance Privacy

The disappearing message is a great and solid feature for privacy but in some cases, the other parties can take the screenshot of your message or chats before it will be vanished from your disk.

So, do it at your own risk if you send some sensitive information in a message otherwise this feature is more useful for you and the people you trust.