The new feature will also roll out animated stickers and doodles that will be included in WhatsApp sticker packs.
Do
you often take screenshots of your private chats on WhatsApp?
As part of the company's security changes, a new authentication
feature, if enabled, will prevent users from taking screenshots,
according to WabetaInfo.
The
Facebook-owned messaging app is reportedly testing a new fingerprint
feature that would require users to scan their fingerprints to access
chats. As a result, people who get a hold of your phone will not be
able to send or read your private messages on WhatsApp. However, once
enabled, users will no longer be able to capture screenshots.
The
Android beta version 2.19.106, tested by WabetaInfo, said, "We
do not know why WhatsApp decided to prevent screenshots when
fingerprint is enabled."
It
also provided a screenshot of an alert that read: "Fingerprint
security - When enabled, fingerprint is required to open WhatsApp
and conversation screenshots are blocked. You can still reply to
messages from notifications and answer calls if WhatsApp is locked."
WhatsApp
won't be the only one to act on this. Streaming service Netflix also
prevents its users from taking screengrabs of its videos.
On
the other hand, Snapchat notifies people that their stories have been
grabbed.
Doodle
away
The
new feature will also roll out animated stickers and doodles that
will be included in WhatsApp sticker packs. Doodle UI will also users
to edit photos by drawing on them or adding stickers. These stickers
can also be grouped as categories such as "Favourite" so
you can easily find the sticker you want to use. The UI feature, as
shown below, looks similar to Instagram's doodle drawer.
Earlier
this month, the company released a statement that they would be
releasing a new feature that would stop people from adding users
automatically to group chats. Currently, being added to a group chat
exposes your numbers to several others who you might not know.
In
addition, to minimise the spread of fake news on its platform,
WhatsApp is testing the "Forwarding Info" and "Frequently
Forwarded Message" feature that would let its over 1.5 billion
users know how many times a message has been forwarded.
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