What is Vanish Mode on Messenger? Explained!

At least once we embarrassed ourselves in the chat and wanted to delete the messages we sent. Or simply wipe them off the face of the earth and act like they never existed!

Not only that, but there are often times when you send the right message to the wrong person (let’s leave the rest for history).

This brings us to our agenda today – “what is Vanish Mode on Messenger?”

Well, you could say it’s a solution to exactly those situations I shared a minute ago. Facebook has decided to come to the rescue of its users by launching a new feature known as “Vanish Mode” on 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 they have been seen and the chat is closed. Let’s talk more about how we can use it and how we can turn it on and off, because this is clearly not a feature to be missed!

Continue reading to learn the simple steps we provide in this article.

What is Vanish Mode on Messenger?

Ahead of its 2020 launch, Meta-owned Facebook generated a lot of hype for the release of Vanish Mode. Users were delighted to use the much-awaited feature that was finally released, as everyone prefers to live in the moment and leave no trace behind to regret later.

Vanish mode allows users to send messages that later disappear from the regular chat, easily after the messages are seen and the sender or receiver leaves the chat. It’s not that the messages are deleted from Messenger, they just disappear from the existing chat box where the feature is enabled.

However, you can’t use this cool feature if the person you’re talking to doesn’t have the latest update, which includes Vanish Mode. If the user does not have the feature or the latest update, you will be prompted with a dialog box as shown in the image below.

When you enable Vanish mode, the other person gets a notification. If you want to know how you can use Vanish mode and how you can recover deleted messages on Messenger, we will discuss it briefly in the following paragraph.

How to enable Vanish Mode on Messenger?

If you are not familiar with how to use Vanish mod in Messenger, then we have a simple guide to follow.

Note: The steps listed below are applicable to both Android and iOS users. Vanish mode can be turned on using the same steps on any device.

Open Messenger.

Select the chat in which you want to use Vanish Mode.

Swipe up from the bottom of the chat to turn on Vanish Mode.

Note: If you are an iPhone user, you need to swipe from the top of the notification bar, not the very bottom, as this will bring up the control center section.

Now that you know how to use the Vanish Mode feature on Messenger and also want to know how to disable or turn it off, move on to the next paragraph.

How to turn off Vanish Mode on Messenger?

If you’re done using Vanish Mode on Messenger and now want to turn it off manually, you can do so by following the steps below:

Open Messenger.

Select the chat where you used Vanish Mode.

Tap “Turn off Vanish Mode”.

If you can’t use Vanish Mode and have problems, you can continue reading and find the steps to do so in our next topic.

Is Vanish Mode on Messenger safe?

Over the past few years, Facebook has come under intense public and political criticism. Much of this can be attributed to Facebook’s handling of user data, which is a fundamental problem.

Fortunately, Facebook is reportedly making efforts to improve security and data protection. For example, Messenger uses end-to-end encryption for both saved conversation data on your device and messages that are currently in transit.

Facebook will let you encrypt your saved communication history, according to a recent statement, “to prevent anyone, including the police, from looking for your information through the back door.”

In that sense, Messenger’s Vanish Mode seems pretty safe at first. The problem is that we’re still debating a business that keeps dropping the ball when it comes to issues involving customer data. Facebook is further motivated to track, store and sell your data because it is an ad-based business.

So yes, we can comment on Meta (Facebook’s parent company) for taking steps to strengthen the security position in messaging in general over the past few years. However, we should also continue to use their products with some caution.

Read more: How to fix “This person is not available on Messenger” error?

Conclusion

Your Facebook Messenger interactions can be kept private by using disappearing mode. We sincerely hope that this article has given you a better understanding of the functionality of disappearing mode and its possible benefits. Be sure to read our other blog posts for further tips and information.

Goodbye!

Read More: Easy Ways to Fix “Facebook Messenger App Not Showing Messages” Problem.

FAQ:

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 make messages disappear after the conversation has ended. “Vanishing messages” is a feature of WhatsApp, which is slightly different from Vanish mode.