WhatsApp Blocks Profile Picture Screenshots on Android

WhatsApp is now going to prevent users from taking screenshots of other users’ profile photos on smartphones. A new privacy feature that is widely available on Android smartphones. Meta has started testing the function on the beta version of the app in the last few weeks and it is being rolled out to all users. Meanwhile, the company has started giving beta testers the feature of pinning more than one message in a chat, so that more information can be easily obtained in personal chat or group chat.

Meta has not yet announced details of the privacy function that turns off screenshots on users’ profile photo area. The rollout is expected to be complete by 2025. Android Police The issue was spotted by and users on stable and beta versions of WhatsApp for Android are now blocked from taking screen captures when viewing another user’s profile photo. Users can still take screenshots on WhatsApp on beta and stable versions for iOS.

Gadgets 360 has confirmed that WhatsApp blocks profile photo screenshots on Samsung smartphones citing the device’s security policy, while attempting to capture the screen while opening another user’s photo on the Pixel 7a results in a completely black screen.

However, it is worth noting that the feature blocking screenshots on a user’s profile photo does not guarantee that no other user will be able to save the photo. The new function does not prevent a user from clicking a photo of the screen where the photo is visible using another smartphone. Similarly, tapping on a user’s profile photo on the main chat list shows a small thumbnail and WhatsApp does not block screenshots there.

Meanwhile Feature Tracker WABetaInfo WhatsApp has spotted a change in the new beta version of the app for Android smartphones, which includes the ability to pin multiple messages to the top of a chat. Users can currently pin a single message, but this is expected to expand in an upcoming update to allow up to three messages to be pinned at once. Beta testers can already test the improved feature by updating to WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.6.15. It is expected to be rolled out to all users on iOS and Android later.