# Signal beta adds view-once photos and videos for Android and iOS

DevFeed: [Signal beta adds view-once photos and videos for Android and iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/sometimes-once-is-better-than-a-lifetime-1871.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://signal.org/blog/view-once/>)

Published: 2020-01-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Signal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signal-blog.md>)

Topics: [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [ephemerality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ephemerality.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [persistence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/persistence.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [signal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/signal.md>), [videos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/videos.md>)

## AI overview

Signal's Android and iOS beta releases add view-once media messages. Individual photos and videos are removed from the conversation thread after they are viewed, with an empty indicator retained for context.

## Source excerpt

Today's beta releases of Signal for Android and iOS include a new way to send individual photos and videos that are automatically removed from a conversation thread after they have been viewed. Read more...