View-once photos and videos

Send a photo or video that can be opened only once, then disappears from the chat.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWebUpdated October 6, 2026
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A view-once photo or video can be opened one time by each person you send it to. After that, it's gone from the chat.

Send something as view once

  1. Choose a photo or video to send.
  2. Turn on View once before you send. Zaplog shows View once is on.
  3. Send it.

Open a view-once message

Tap it to open it. Once you close it, you can't open it again, and the message shows Opened.

What happens to it

  • Zaplog records when each person opens it, and removes the media from its servers after it's been viewed. In a group, that happens once everyone has opened it.
  • View-once messages can't be forwarded, starred, saved or edited.