We can no longer make a screenshot in secret

Messenger is regarding to make a major update. Indeed, so far it is possible to take screenshots of conversations in secret. However, this is likely to disappear sincea notification will warn the interlocutor.

Indeed, it was last January 27 that Mark Zuckerberg announce this news on Facebook. For this he publishes the screenshot of a conversation. The caption reads: “New update for end-to-end encrypted Messenger conversations, so you’ll get notified if someone takes a screenshot of an ephemeral message. We also add GIFs, stickers, and reactions to encrypted conversations.”

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However, this feature is only available for instant chat for the moment. Remember that this mode allows the messages disappear automatically when they are seen. Activating this mode is simply done by swiping the conversation up and pressing the screen until it goes dark. Now, when taking a screenshot of the conversation, a message appears directly in the feed. This message says: “You took a screenshot”. But that’s not all because several emojis that make “shhh” appear also on the screen.

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