WhatsApp Blocking Screenshots of "View Once" Photos and Videos for iPhone

[{"selector":"#anim-d99f51d4-7db7-46b9-a460-8b28d743b2a3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(13.190607924387479%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] By James Scout/ Oct 6, 2022 Learn more

iPhones to Use USB-C

[{"selector":"#anim-0b79382f-6815-411c-8097-9f287e7ac0c3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(11.873168223307152%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Last year, WhatsApp added a new "View Once" feature that enables users to communicate images and videos that vanish after being viewed, just as you can with Snapchat and Instagram. Learn more

iPhones to Use USB-C

[{"selector":"#anim-e7369c87-7abb-42c8-97f4-e3d672cde666 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(11.873168223307152%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The company now wants to go even farther with that function by prohibiting screenshots and screen captures for "View Once" photos and movies. Learn more

iPhones to Use USB-C

[{"selector":"#anim-3e23df6c-8b1a-442b-b282-0ea75685886c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(11.873168223307152%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The most recent WhatsApp beta release for iPhone users, which is now available on TestFlight, prohibits screenshots and screen recordings for anything transmitted with the "View Once" option, according to WABetaInfo, Learn more

iPhones to Use USB-C

[{"selector":"#anim-1f04c303-f3a6-4eb0-9f90-ddde091e2469 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(11.873168223307152%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] A notification stating that the screenshot attempt was "restricted for increased privacy" is now displayed by WhatsApp whenever someone tries to snap one while viewing "View Once" media. Learn more

iPhones to Use USB-C

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