WhatsApp will notify when a user tries to take a screenshot
As explained WABetaInfothe site specialized in the messaging service, the latest update of the open beta of WhatsApp for Android will have the ability to block screenshots on some photos and videos.
In such a situation each user will be notified when another takes a screenshot on a photo that can be viewed only once.
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Notably activating this function causes the possibility of recording screen or taking screenshots to be blocked of photos and videos, making them only viewable once.
Regarding the arrival date, it has not been officially announced at the moment, but it is expected to arrive en masse in the coming weeks.
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When and which cell phones will WhatsApp stop working on?
The company expressed that, due to a new update, these devices might not support the app, due to more technical demands and the fact that they support more recent operating systems.
In the case of Android, The version needed to run the application correctly is 4.0.3 The phones where the application will no longer work on December 30 will be:
- Samsung Galaxy Core
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
- Samsung Galaxy Trend II
- Samsung Galaxy X cover 2
- LG Optimus L3 II Dual
- LG Optimus L5 II
- LG Optimus F5
- LG Optimus L3 II
- LG Optimus L7II
- LG Optimus L5 Dual
- LG Optimus L7 Dual
- LG Optimus F3
- LG Optimus F3Q
- LG Optimus L2 II
- LG Optimus L4 II
- LG Optimus F6
- LG EnactLG Lucid 2
- LG Optimus F7
- Huawei Ascend Mate
- Huawei Ascend G740
- Huawei Ascend D2
- Huawei Ascend Mate
- ZTE V956 – UMI X2
- ZTE Grand S Flex
- ZTE Grand Memo
- Sony Xperia M
- Lenovo A820
- Faea F1THL W8
- Wiko Cink Five
- Winko Darknight
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