In the most recent beta, WhatsApp blocks screenshots of profile pictures and adds new text formatting options

Users of WhatsApp can now send text messages with block quotes, inline quotes, numbered lists, and bullet points

On Wednesday, WhatsApp launched four additional text style options worldwide. Along with the current bold, italic, strikethrough, and monospace formatting options, these new ones are also available. Users will be able to submit messages in numbered lists, bulleted points, and two alternative quote formats with the new text toolkit. The latest version of WhatsApp for Android, iOS, the web, and Mac is compatible with the markdown syntax. In addition, it has been claimed that the instant messaging service is developing a new feature to shield users from malicious parties that try to take screenshots of their profile images.

Staff members at Gadgets 360 were able to test the new formatting options on the most recent version of WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp for Android, version 2.24.3.81. Formatting the text is easy, and the finished product has a tidy appearance. The hyphen symbol (-) can be added by users at the beginning of a new line to enable the bulleted list. It immediately changes into a bullet point once space is added. A simple tap of the backspace key will end it. Proceeding to the next line adds another bullet point.

Using numbered lists is simpler: just start a numbered list by typing the number one (1) at the beginning of the line, followed by a period (. ), then press space. Adding a non-numbered sentence or using a number other than one will break the chain and prevent the list from being activated. Block quotes, the third formatting option, highlights a statement by adding the pipe character (|) before it. To utilize it, just insert the “greater than” symbol (>) and press the space key to activate it.

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The inline quote, which displays a statement inside a greyed-out bubble, is the final quote option. Add the backtick character (\) before and after a sentence in WhatsApp without a space between them to use this formatting option. The inline quotation formatting will start working automatically as a result. In the upcoming days, all users should have access to these options, which have been rolled out globally.

However, the WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo discovered that the company is developing a feature that will shield users’ profile photos from being taken by unauthorized individuals. Version 2.24.4.25 of the Android beta build was found to include the feature. When it is activated, people who try to take a screenshot will get a black screen with the statement, “Can’t take a screenshot due to app restrictions.” This is meant to give the platform’s user privacy protections one more layer of protection. Similar functionality can be found on the Facebook mobile app, where users can enable Profile image Guard from within the profile image window. Once enabled, this prevents other users from taking screenshots of the profile page or photo.