Profile Photos Cannot Be Viewed on WhatsApp

WhatsApp, added contacts screenshots of profile photos It has released a feature that prevents downloading. After the introduction of this feature, an error message began to appear when trying to take screenshots of the profile photos of the connections.

The feature that blocks screenshots is available on Android for now

In our tests, when we tried to take a screenshot of a person, we saw “This app does not allow taking screenshots” message appeared. Even when we said let’s take a screenshot of this message and show it, WhatsApp He did not allow this either. However, it is possible to take screenshots of the groups’ icons. The system also allows screenshots taken without profile photos covering the entire screen.

We should point out that the feature is available on Android devices. We did not encounter any obstacles when trying to take a screenshot via iOS.

Apparently this restriction is due to the app’s default configuration It has been developed and there is no distinction that it is valid for any WhatsApp version later. This shows that the update is made by the server, not by WhatsApp installation. This situation was evident in the tests we made on phones with different versions.

WhatsApp, screenshot of profile photos By preventing reception, it aims to make it harder to impersonate people and hopes to prevent other privacy controversies. Other important messaging applications such as Telegram and Signal do not yet have such a feature.

Those who want more privacy can use their WhatsApp profile photos. “Settings > Privacy > Profile photo” They can hide it using the option. Thus, they can restrict others’ access to their profile photos.