WhatsApp could copy Snapchat’s screenshot detection for your status (APK teardown)

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that WhatsApp could get screenshot detection for the status feature. This comes over a decade after Snapchat first introduced screenshot detection for its stories. There’s no sign just yet that WhatsApp will actually tell users when someone takes a screenshot of their status. WhatsApp has offered the status feature for a while now, following in Snapchat‘s footsteps. Now, it looks like the Meta-owned platform might be copying another Snapchat feature. You’re reading an Authority Insights story on Android Authority. Discover Authority Insights for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won’t find anywhere else. An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release.We conducted a teardown of WhatsApp for Android (version 2.25.12.19) and discovered that screenshot detection is coming to statuses. We were also able to enable the feature, as seen in the screenshot below.AssembleDebug / Android AuthorityAndroid 14 implemented a screenshot detection API in 2023, so it’s not a surprise to see apps adopting this functionality. However, this wouldn’t
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