Since the feature was implemented on Instagram, much has been said about the screenshots taken around the application. The main question regarding this feature concerns the application’s notification system: does Instagram notify you of screenshots in 2021? Does Instagram notify screenshots? Can you take screenshots in Instagram Direct without them knowing? Are Instagram Stories screenshots reported? We see it.
DOES INSTAGRAM REPORT SCREENSHOTS IN THE APP?
The short answer is yes; the long one, it depends. As of the publication date, the social network notifies of the screenshots in Instagram Direct, in the private messages sent as a video, image, or photograph through the application. Specifically, the notification system displays a text warning the user of the message screenshot next to the Seen icon. Sometimes a loading wheel icon is displayed instead of the notification text, depending on the version of the app.
As for the rest of the functions (Instagram Stories, Instagram Reels, publications in the feed…), the social network does not warn of the captures since these are shown to the public. This possibility is being discussed because the application launched a test function a few months ago that notified users of captures in Instagram stories. However, due to the controversy generated around its implications in terms of user privacy, the function was discarded by the developer company itself. In other words, there is no way to know who has taken a screenshot of our posts unless it is a private message.
SO CAN I SCREENSHOT ON INSTAGRAM DIRECT WITHOUT THEM FINDING OUT IN 2021?
Negative. Disabling the Internet connection or resorting to the native Android or iOS screen recording will not be useful since Instagram will identify the screenshot afterward to notify the contact. In certain versions of Android, said system is somewhat more limited due to permission management, so we can carry out a test with the native recording or with third-party applications using a temporary user or using a friend or acquaintance.
Speaking of third-party solutions, resorting to screen recording applications will not help us, at least with the majority found on the Internet. After all, these types of applications require the same permissions that the native screen recording requests from the user, so Instagram will detect the capture if it is activated. Therefore, the only way to take screenshots in private Instagram messages without them knowing is to use an additional device to take the photo with the phone’s camera.
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