WhatsApp releases new beta updates regularly. For example, features such as self-destructing messages, reactions to messages with emojis, status improvements, and many others have been tested in WhatsApp Beta. In the latest updates of WhatsApp Beta, users who have this version of the app will have access to a new function which prohibits screenshots of other users' profiles.
Although it sounds somewhat difficult to achieve, the intention to prohibit screenshots of the profile photos of other WhatsApp users has its basis. What WhatsApp is looking for with this new function is Prevent others from capturing profile photos without consent to use them for dubious purposes. So, although it may sound like an odyssey, the purpose of such a function is to provide more protection for user privacy.
New feature in beta blocks screenshots
WhatsApp continues to implement measures to reinforce the privacy and security of its users. As we anticipated, the most recent action of the popular instant messaging app is aimed at stopping the improper use of profile photos.
According to recent reports, WhatsApp is testing a feature that will prohibit users from taking screenshots of profile photos of your contacts. When trying to capture, a message will appear informing you that the action is not allowed by the user's privacy settings.
The new measure seeks give users greater control over who can access and save their image Profile, thus avoiding problems of virtual harassment or identity theft.
Previously, WhatsApp had already implemented restrictions to limit the visibility of profile photos, in line with an approach of constantly strengthening security. The new feature represents a further step in this direction.
The feature is currently in beta testing for Android, and is expected to eventually roll out to the iOS version of WhatsApp. It is not yet known when it would be implemented in the stable version and definitive of the application. We will keep you up to date with the news about this new function in WhatsApp