Whatsapp is said to plan the introduction of a third blue hook. If you get a message, you should be very careful.
Rumors around a third blue hook on WhatsApp are circulating on the net. (Source: Netzwelt)
At WhatsApp, hooks indicate the status of a sent message. A gray catch means that the message was sent, two gray hooks that the message has arrived at the recipient. Discoloration the hooks blue was read too.
Now rumors are circulating about the introduction of a third blue hook on the net. This should show you if someone of your chat has a screenshot. But it is a fake news that usually reports the well-informed Fanblog wa beta info on x (formerly Twitter). There are no corresponding plans for screenshot notifications at WhatsApp.
Third blue hooks should show screenshots
If someone sends you a corresponding message, it simply ignores it or better deletes it directly. In the past, it had happened more often that cybercriminal rumors about the introduction of new WhatsApp functions for attacks. So supposed updates were offered, which were actually malware.
Incidentally, the rumor about the introduction of a third blue hook is not new. It has been circulating online for years. Already in 2021 Hob warned before.
However, what is true is that WhatsApp is more and more a process of screenshots in the app. For a few months now, the function has no longer been blocked only when viewing the photos sent for once view, but also if you look at the profile picture of a contact.
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