How to Send Self-Destructing Photos on Instagram? – From Android and iOS

All the most used social networking applications today offer among their main functions a private chat to communicate with whoever you want, and Instagram enters those applications. From its option also known as the DMs, you have the instant messaging function for messages, photos, audios and photos.

In addition, when sending photos it is possible that these will be deleted once the other person has already seen them. In that regard, here we are going to explain you in a simple way how can you send those photos that self destruct from your Instagram account.

What do the settings of the photos sent by Instagram Direct do?

These configurations that we make in our photos when we want to send them to a user of our private chat are very simple to do and adjust the privacy we want. To make these settings you must log in to your Instagram account to access your DMs and choose a chat to which you want to send the photo.

See only once

First of all, it is the option is ‘View once’; To activate it you must be within the specific chat and touch the camera icon in the lower left corner. This way you will enter the Instagram camera where you can take a photo directly or add a filter to it.

This is a simple process, like when you are uploading a story to your account; already having the photo, you will see that some options appear at the bottom. Among those options is the one of ‘See only once’, adjust it in the center and send the photo; when the person sees it it will automatically disappear from the chat.

Allow to see again

The other option that we find in the same camera option after having taken the photo and already sent is that of ‘Allow to see again’. This basically means that the person you will have a chance to see the photo 2 times only and then it will be erased.

Keep in chat

As a last option we find that of ‘Keep in chat’; so, if you activate it before sending the photo to the chat the person you can see it as many times as you want. In addition, when a photo is sent that is in the mobile gallery, the person who receives it will always see it and will have the option to download it to their mobile.

How are the ‘Bomb Photos’ sent by the Instagram application?

The bomb photos, as they are commonly known, they are the same temporary photos that we know from Instagram; This is not new, since they have been operating on the Instagram platform since 2016. The way to send a photo or video bomb is very simple, as we explained in the previous steps.

With the iOS app

From the application on a mobile device with iOS system, you must go to a chat in which you want to respond or simply send this bomb or temporary photo. When you are already in the chat, click on the camera icon to take the photo; before sending it choose the ‘See once’ pump option.

Automatically, when the person sees the photo you sent them, the file will be deleted and will no longer appear at the beginning of the chat where you sent it.

In the Android app

If your mobile is Android and you have already downloaded and installed the Instagram application, the steps to send the bomb photo are completely the same as those already explained. To emphasize the idea, when you have taken the photo within the chat camera, be sure to set the option of it to be for ‘View once’.

Although this option provides some security to users when they send a temporary photo, as it is deleted, it is not entirely safe. We say this and we confirm it since, whether mobile phones are Android or iOS, they have the function of taking screenshots or if it is a video, they record the screen.

So, when sending these photos, the application is not responsible if the person you sent it to takes a screenshot. Already this is something left in your hands, since your safety and reputation can be compromised if the person publishes those photos on an open platform.