Soon it will no longer be possible to take screenshots on Whatsapp: we understand the reason for the decision that we will be forced to accept.
The rules for users are changing Whatsapp and there is nothing positive in sight. Due to the numerous revisions that the app developers are implementing following the growing complaints on the matter security and privacythe beloved function of screenshot in chat it is banned.
This is probably one of the most used functions of the smartphone: the snapshot of the screenknown as screenshot, allows you to extremely quickly save content that you need to consult later. Unfortunately, the act is often linked to illicit actions, such as sharing messages exchanged in private chats with third parties without the interlocutor’s consent. Whatsapp, now more than ever, is working on increasingly protecting the privacy of its users. By virtue of this ambitious objective which will benefit everyone, there are some sacrifices to be made.
Whatsapp, goodbye to screenshots: what we can no longer photograph
“Send messages in complete confidentiality“, this is the slogan with which the official website of the messaging app welcomes its users. It is undeniable that the platform in the hands of Meta has made a difference user privacy a priority in recent years. Especially in the last period, with the circulation of warnings and alert messages due to professional hackers who manage to conclude attempts to steal money and sensitive data by exploiting the wide contact margin that Whatsapp allowsthe developers are trying to run for cover and increase the barriers that allow users to be calm in their process of using the app.
According to rumors leaked by those testing the beta versions of the app, it will soon become impossible to take screenshots of profile picture of users. Already five years ago the application prohibited the ability to save other people’s images on the device, however this habit does not seem to have been lost considering the possibility of taking snapshots of the screen. Well, this opportunity will be removed from the app starting from the next releases.
