There have been rumors related to WhatsApp, suggesting that the messaging app is going to introduce a third blue tick for people to detect if a screenshot of the chat is taken. The truth is that the news is fake. Here are the details.
Recently, many users started speculating about the third blue tick on WhatsApp. However, WABetaInfo (via a tweet), who is known for leaking WhatsApp-related details, confirmed that this rumor is fake, after all.
WhatsApp is NOT developing a third blue check to detect screenshots: it’s fake news.— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) December 27, 2021
For those who don’t know, the ability to detect if a screenshot is taken is available on Snapchat and Instagram DM Vanish mode. Although it is one of many missing features in WhatsApp, it is confirmed that WhatsApp is not developing a feature of that sort.