Instagram will also notify you if they capture your messages
In Instagram they are willing to put an end to Snapchat at any price, even when accused of lack of originality. While it is true that they are doing a good job, it is beyond remarkable that Instagram Stories is a blatant copy of Stories Snapchat After that they have also decided to copy their ephemeral messaging system. And they have even modified the design of the application, remembering Snapchat when taking a snap to be able to share it privately later with a user or publicly in the aforementioned stories. Now it seems that they are also going for the screenshot notifications A logical step to alert about the privacy of what is shared in this photography social network.
And it is that several users in Twitter have begun to share a new notification that has eventually appeared in their iPhone It alerts the user that a contact from Instagram has taken a screenshot of one of their moments shared privately. That is, from a photo or video shared with him in his own individual chat. Something that was already on Snapchat from its origins.
We do not forget that Snapchat initially attracted attention due to its practical application for sexting or sharing of risqué photos.And it is that these disappeared a few seconds after being sent. Also, if the receiver got smart and took a screenshot, an alert message would notify whoever took the snapshot. Well, now you can do the same on Instagram Either with pornographic or innocent photos selfies
Of course, at the moment it seems like a function in the testing phase. More specifically, tests on the platform iOS The simple notification does not prevent at any time from taking the screenshot , but at least it informs the issuer about the possible violation of their privacy And it is understood that this ephemeral messaging system is made, precisely so that nothing lasts. However, a photograph of the mobile screen ruins this whole experience.
At the moment the controversy is served, and there are already those who threaten to leave the application. Now, keep in mind that at the moment it is a very limited test, although everything indicates that it will also soon reach Android and, if all goes well, it will be extended to all users to improve the privacy of the service. This alert will not stop anyone from taking a screenshot of what they really care about and want to leave perpetuity, but it will show many users who they can and who they can't trust
Snapchat, for its part, continues to distribute Spectacles auto-sales machines , his glasses to take snaps while walking. A concept that for the moment remains limited to North America and with which they are trying to preserve their presence in the face of the onslaught and lack of creativity from Facebook, owner ofInstagram
