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Does Facebook notify when you screenshot?
Social media platforms have increasingly adopted privacy measures, such as alert notifications for screenshots. Does Facebook notify screenshots being taken by recipients? In this article, we’ll show you how to set up a Messenger conversation so that you get notified when the recipient screenshots your messages or images.
Keep in mind that while these features aim to protect privacy, there are methods to circumvent such notifications, which we’ll demonstrate.
THE SHORT ANSWER
Most of the time, Facebook will not notify you if someone takes a screenshot of anything, whether it's on the actual Facebook page or within Facebook Messenger. The only exception is if you're using Facebook Messenger's secret conversations, in addition to disappearing messages.
To do this, go to the specific chat's i menu button, then tap on Go to secret conversations. For more privacy, go to the i menu button within the secret conversation and set the discussion to Disappearing messages.
However, be aware that Facebook does not notify you if someone takes a screenshot of your posts.
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Does Facebook notify when you screenshot?
If you’re concerned about privacy on Facebook, the platform does not notify users when someone takes a screenshot of content on their profile, including posts or images. Therefore, it’s wise to avoid sharing anything you might regret later. However, you have the option to remove or hide posts from your profile at any time without deleting your account.
Regarding Facebook Messenger, a more recent update to end-to-end encrypted chats now provides notifications when it detects someone taking a screenshot of a disappearing message within a secret conversation. Let’s show you how this works
Yes, you can always take a screenshot on both Facebook and Facebook Messenger. The app will never stop you. That said, disappearing messages are turned on, the app will let both users know if someone takes a screenshot.
How to receive notifications for screenshots in Messenger chats
You need to activate the encrypted discussion and disappearing messages to receive notifications for screenshots in Messenger chats. Here is how to do so:
- Launch Facebook Messenger.
- Open your conversation of choice.
- Tap on the i icon in the top-right corner.
- Select Go to secret conversation.
- The secret conversation will open up, but you’ll need to send a message before taking the next step. Do so.
- When ready, tap on the i icon within the secret conversation.
- Hit Disappearing messages.
- Select 24 hours.
- Go back to the secret conversation. New messages will be disappearing messages.
- Both users will be notified whenever one of the participants takes a screenshot.
FAQs
Not on Facebook, but you will be notified if someone takes a screenshot of a disappearing message within a secret conversation on Facebook Messenger.
Unfortunately, you cannot control whether someone else can take a screenshot of your Facebook profile or posts with their device. You can, however, adjust your privacy settings for who can view your profile.
No, it is not illegal to take a screenshot of a picture on Facebook. However, asking the person first if you plan on sharing images from their profile is polite.
No, Facebook does not notify you if someone screenshots your story. Therefore, it’s best to post things to your story that you feel comfortable sharing publicly.
There should be no reason why you can’t take a screenshot on Facebook or Facebook Messenger. There might be an issue with Facebook or the app. If Facebook isn’t working correctly, see our guide on common problems and how to fix them.