WhatsApp will tell us if someone forwards one of our messages

WhatsApp is concerned about the privacy of users and the messages they send on the instant messaging service. And a proof of this is that they are preparing a feature that will alert us when someone takes a screenshot of one of our messages and shares it with other users of the service. Then everyone will know that the message is coming from somewhere else.

With this new feature, which seems to be only in beta mode at the moment, the message screenshots will be marked with an announcement that says “message forwarded”, so that everyone knows that the message comes from another author. A mark that will make some people think about it before they make a short and sticky message they haven’t written.

WhatsApp messages a little more protected

In this way the messages will not be able to circulate anonymously, as they will be marked and there will be clear proof that the message has been forwarded, and therefore has another author who is not the one who sent it to us.

WhatsApp for Android, iOS and Windows Phone: when you forward a message, a “Forwarded” label will appear in the message.

I already presented this feature some months ago, but WA has recently changed the UI (I like how it looks on Windows Phone more!)

[*AVAILABLE IN FUTURE*] pic.twitter.com/jsk3YTZov3

— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) 21 de mayo de 2018

Although this does not mean that you cannot take screenshots of messages from other users, it simply means that you will now know at all times that it is a forwarded message for which you have taken a screenshot or a short and paste. For those who want to have more control over their messages or privacy, you can say that you will have another good tool.