WhatsApp will have a feature that protects messenger users from the distribution of photos from their profiles. Developers are preparing to ban screenshots of avatars. he is writing WABetaInfo portal.
It is stated that five years ago, a feature that allowed users to save profile photos of other users was removed from the messaging app. Removing this feature was justified to protect sensitive user data without users’ knowledge. WhatsApp beta version 2.24.4.25 for Android now has a feature that blocks screenshots of profile photos.
When you try to take a screenshot of your profile photo, a notification appears stating that this is not possible. A similar restriction is often found in banking applications or the Telegram messenger if the corresponding option has been set by the sender of the photo. However, attackers can take a photo using another smartphone by taking a photo of the screen of the device on which WhatsApp is open.
For now, this feature is only available to some beta testers of WhatsApp on Android. It was not reported when the innovation will work in stable versions of the messenger and on other platforms.
Previously Telegram I started sending SMS at the expense of users in exchange for subscription.