Facebook Notifies When Someone Saves A Message In Vanish Mode, Here's How!

Facebook will notify the user if a vanish Mode message is recorded by someone. (photo; doc. unsplash)

JAKARTA - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has warned Messenger users that their friends will soon be able to see if they've taken a screenshot of a chat on Messenger.

For users of messages disappearing in Messenger or 'Vanish Mode', be aware that your messages may not disappear completely. This warning comes from the CEO of Meta Platform Inc, Mark Zuckerberg, who issued the warning via his Facebook, which was also quoted by DailyStars.

After announcing that all Messenger chats can be encrypted, just like WhatsApp, Zuckerberg said in a post that people should be careful if they take screencaps when Disappearing Messages is enabled.

Disappearing Messages are texts that disappear automatically. This feature can be enabled in your Messenger settings. However, if you or a friend take a screenshot of the disappearing text chat, there will be a notification of that action. Because this means a copy of your chat will remain even if the message has disappeared in the app.

"New update for end-to-end encrypted Messenger chats so you get notified if someone screenshots a missing message," Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook profile. "We've also added GIFs, stickers, and reactions to encrypted chats as well."

Zuckerberg later shared the exchange with his wife and long-term partner, Priscilla Chan. Zuckerberg made a cheesy joke about the supercomputer, and Priscilla took a screenshot, showing how notifications would work once missing messages were activated.

How to enable missing messages on Facebook Messenger?

It's very easy to enable disappearing messages, known as 'Vanish Mode', in Facebook Messenger. This will automatically delete your message once the recipient has read it.

Open a chat with someone on Messenger Swipe up from the bottom of the screen. You'll get a notification asking you to swipe to Vanish Mode. Swipe up and down until the blue circle fills up.

Vanish Mode will now be enabled. Be sure to keep an eye on notifications about your screenshots of your messages.