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AII-1001-13851
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

WaTracker App Circumvents WhatsApp View-Once Privacy Feature

iToolab released WaTracker 1.3.3, a mobile app that circumvents WhatsApp's view-once privacy feature by allowing users to view and save ephemeral photos, videos, and voice messages that were designed to disappear.

2 March 2026 ยท iToolab Co Ltd ยท Privacy and surveillance
2 March 2026

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Quick facts
Category
Privacy and surveillance
Country
United States
Source
IT News Online
Date
2 March 2026
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

iToolab Co Ltd released WaTracker version 1.3.3 on March 2, 2026, which allows users to view WhatsApp view-once photos, videos, and voice messages again after they were designed to disappear.

The app syncs view-once messages in real time and enables users to download and save view-once media to local storage, circumventing WhatsApp's privacy control intended to prevent message retention.

Reported impact

WaTracker exposes messages and media that users intended to be ephemeral, undermining the privacy protections built into WhatsApp's view-once feature.

Classification

Category
Privacy and surveillance
Industry
Digital security
Country
United States
Harm status
Potential harm
Intent
Intentional
Timing
Unknown
Harmed
Consumers

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

IT News Online
How to View One Time Photo in WhatsApp Again with WaTracker 1.3.3
2 March 2026