WhatsApp continues to grow as updates are released in order to provide the best of experiences to its 2 billion users around the world.

After the latest updates that WhatsApp has undergone, the one that caused the most stir among users was the function ‘see only once‘: this allows Internet users to view the photos once and then delete them (similar to the ephemeral mode on Instagram).

Along with this new tool, a secret emoji also arrived. Are you curious to know what it is? Here we tell you how you can activate it.

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How to activate the secret emoji of WhatsApp?

In order to view this emoticon, it is necessary to send a photo or video through the ‘view once’ function; Afterwards, you must press the message that was deleted a total of five times so that it displays the emoji for a few seconds.

Likewise, it is important to note that the sender of the message will be the only one who will be able to see said emoticon in the chat.

How to activate the ‘view once’ function?

We explain step by step how to activate this new ‘Whats’ tool:

• Select the camera icon in the chat you want to send the photo
• Look for the number one inside a circle; press it to turn green and activate it
• The last step is to send the photo or video

In this simple way, you can activate the ‘see only once’ mode and be able to view the secret emoji of the application.