WhatsApp will introduce a ban on screenshots of other users’ photos

A feature that protects messenger users from distributing their profile pictures will appear in WhatsApp messenger: developers are preparing to ban screenshots of avatars. As you know, five years ago, the function that allowed users to save other users’ profile photos was removed from the messenger. It is worth noting that the abandonment of this feature was backed by the fact that it protected users’ sensitive data without the users’ knowledge. A feature that blocks screenshots of profile photos has been discovered in the beta version of WhatsApp for Android numbered 2.24.4.25.

A feature that blocks screenshots of profile photos has been removed.

It will not be possible to take a screenshot of a profile picture, a notification will pop up when you try to do so, explaining the ban. Speaking of which, you can see a similar restriction in banking apps or the Telegram messenger. Despite the new feature, it should be understood that attackers can capture a photo with another smartphone by taking a picture of the screen of the device on which WhatsApp is open. The feature is currently only available to some testers of the beta version of WhatsApp on Android, there is currently no information as to when the option will become publicly available.

At the moment, the feature is only available to some testers of the beta version of WhatsApp on Android.