WhatsApp, the most used instant messaging application in Colombiacreated a new feature to improve your privacy. The function, which is being tested for some users registered as ‘testers’, is about not allowing them to make screenshots of the chats.
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Along with this, it seeks to prohibit videos from being recorded on the screen. This function will be limited to screenshot when sharing photos or videos that are sent by Whatsapp. This was revealed by WabetaInfo, the portal specialized in the most popular chat system in the world.
The functionality is in “rollout” for iOS users enrolled in the app’s trial programs. The option to block screenshots or screenshots would be available in the version 22.21.0.71 for iOS.
According to the specialized portal, the tool will be when ephemeral videos or photos are shared. That is, from a single view, which is deleted when the receiver sees them. This implies that catches are they can still do when it comes to text.
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Now, remember the specialized portal that from another cell phone it will be possible to take photos or videos to chats containing ephemeral photos or videos on WhatsAppp, so the recommendation is always to choose the type of material you share and to whom you send it.
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