WhatsApp is introducing a video preview feature to its iOS beta users, and many are talking about how risky it could be for those who receives videos with inappropriate content.
The new feature allows the users to get a preview of the videos sent to them by others in push notifications, meaning that it can be viewed even from the lock screens of their smartphones. Currently the feature is only available for those who have the beta version 2.18.102.5, but we’re still unsure if WhatsApp users will welcome the new feature.
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Of course, if you’re not someone who have inappropriate conversation through WhatsApp, you’re unlikely to be worried about the new feature but you can never guarantee that you’ll never receive inappropriate contents from your friends as a joke, especially if your friends know you have the new feature and they’re trying to embarrass you.
That aside, if you’re worried about being embarrassed in public, you can always just turn off the preview mode in your settings. Just go to your settings tab and tap on the Show Preview to turn it off if it’s already on and that’s how you prevent your friends from embarrassing you through WhatsApp in public.