WhatsApp tests screenshot blocking for disappearing media: Details here

In the beta version, when a user tries to take a screenshot of a self-destructing image, a toast message appears reading, "Can't take screenshot due to security policy"

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BS Web Team New Delhi
Meta-owned Whatsapp is testing a new feature to block screenshots for disappearing media. Released in August 2021, the disappearing media feature allowed the instant messaging platform’s users to view a video or an image only once. However, users found a way to bypass this safety feature by taking a screenshot. In August 2022, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will soon introduce a screenshot blocking feature for self-destructing media.

After the new update, according to WABetaInfo, when a user tries to take a screenshot of a self-destructing image, a toast message appears reading, "Can't take screenshot due to security policy".

Using a third-party application will also reportedly not work to take a screenshot. If a user uses

First Published: Oct 04 2022 | 5:48 PM IST

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