{"id":28583,"date":"2016-11-30T20:01:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T12:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=28583"},"modified":"2023-04-06T21:59:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T13:59:13","slug":"instagram-direct-screenshot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/instagram-direct-screenshot\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Direct Warns You If Someone Screenshots an Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever someone sends a <strong>temporary message via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/400205900081854\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Instagram Direct<\/a><\/strong>, chances are good that they don\u2019t want the message to be recorded forever. For those who circumvent this feature by screenshotting said temporary message, you might want to know that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/11\/28\/13765290\/instagram-stories-screenshot-profile-photo-push-notification\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram is testing out a feature<\/a> that will <strong>alert its users<\/strong> should you decide to <strong>screenshot the message sent through Instagram Direct. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The way the system works will be familiar to anyone who\u2019ve used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/snapchat-tips-and-tricks\/\">Snapchat<\/a> recently. Whenever<strong> the app detects that someone has taken a screenshot of a temporary direct message <\/strong>done on Instagram Direct, the app will send out a notification of the screenshot being taken to the other parties in the exchange.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/useful-instagram-tips-tricks\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 10 Actionable Instagram Tips and Tricks\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">10 Actionable Instagram Tips and Tricks<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/useful-instagram-tips-tricks.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-20471 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/useful-instagram-tips-tricks.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">10 Actionable Instagram Tips and Tricks<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInstagram is one of the popular social networks for everyone \u2014 influencers as well as brands. According to...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Instagram now notifies if someone takes a screenshot. Be careful <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/silverbtf\">@silverbtf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n4olOvKg0L\">pic.twitter.com\/n4olOvKg0L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  \u2014 Travis (@travlim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/travlim\/status\/801725358433148928\">November 24, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This notification system <strong>only applies to temporary direct messages<\/strong>, so those who wish to take screenshots of a user\u2019s public Instagram account will not be flagged (although it still is creepy to do so).<\/p>\n<p>As the notification system is still in its testing stages, the feature can only be found on selected iOS versions of the Instagram app. The feature will be made available on Android devices once the notification system goes live.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/11\/28\/13765290\/instagram-stories-screenshot-profile-photo-push-notification\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Verge<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/instagram-tools-mobile-apps\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 40+ Tools to Supercharge Your Instagram Account\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">40+ Tools to Supercharge Your Instagram Account<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/instagram-tools-mobile-apps.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-23825 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/instagram-tools-mobile-apps.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">40+ Tools to Supercharge Your Instagram Account<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA comprehensive list of over 40 tools that can enhance the Instagram experience for individuals and businesses.\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to prevent others from taking screenshots of your Instagram Direct messages with this easy guide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3976,3409],"tags":[4651],"topic":[4523],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - 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