Zuckerberg said in a post that an update to Messenger would notify users if an image of their chat has been captured by another person.
Image via Pexels.comThe Facebook founder and Meta CEO has announced that an update to Messenger will now notify users if someone screenshots one of their disappearing messages.
In a post on Facebook, he explained: “New update for end-to-end encrypted Messenger chats so you get a notification if someone screenshots a disappearing message.
“We’re also adding GIFs, stickers, and reactions to encrypted chats too.”
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The Facebook founder gave us an example with a screenshot of his conversation with wife Pricilla Chan.
Back in November 2020, the Messenger app also introduced 'Vanish Mode'. This is a similar feature to the app Snapchat, where messages disappear after a certain amount of time.
The company explained:
“We’ve also updated the expiring message feature within our end-to-end encrypted chats.
“People don’t always want or need their messages to stick around and the timer controls let someone decide when their messages expire in the chat.
“We’ve updated this setting to provide more options for people in the chat to choose the amount of time before all new messages disappear, from as few as 5 seconds to as long as 24 hours.”
So here is your heads up that if someone has this feature turned on they will get a notification if you screenshot the conversation.
