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O WhatsApp officially announced a new feature that prevents users from taking screenshots of a contact's profile picture. For now, this feature is available only to Android. At this time, there is no scheduled departure date for the iOS, since the beta version of WhatsApp for iPhonesIt does not yet include that option.
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This feature is triggered when a user attempts to take a screenshot while viewing a contact's profile picture. The user will see a message stating that screenshots are not allowed due to security policies, or that the app does not support screenshots.
New WhatsApp Feature Helps Combat Fraud Attempts
This restriction is enabled only when you view the profile photo through the contact's profile information—which you can access by clicking the user's name—or when you enlarge the photo thumbnail while opening the image from the contact list. You can still take screenshots of the thumbnail, but the quality of the captured image will be lower.
The primary goal of this measure is to prevent fraud. By restricting access to high-quality profile photos, it becomes more difficult for fraudsters to impersonate others. This security strategy is often exploited by criminals who attempt to extort money from family members and acquaintances by posing as the victim.
For additional protection against misuse of your profile picture, we recommend setting WhatsApp to hide your profile picture from users who aren't in your contacts.