It’s not a secret when you take a screenshot in BeReal.
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BeReal does notify you about screenshots, but the app won’t send you a full notification.
When someone takes a screenshot of your BeReal, a special icon will appear next to your photo.
If you’re using the BeReal iPhone app, you’ll need to share your BeReal photo before you can see who screenshotted it.
It’s usually considered bad manners to permanently save a photo that’s only meant to last a day. That’s why most photo-focused social media apps tattle on screenshotters by sending a notification to whoever they take a screenshot of.
BeReal treats screenshots a bit differently than most. Here’s how it works.
Yes, BeReal does notify users about screenshots
BeReal actively tracks people who take screenshots, and the app will warn you if someone screenshots your photo.
But unlike Snapchat, which sends you a full banner notification when it happens, BeReal treats screenshots more subtly. Instead of a notification, a tiny icon will appear next to your BeReal photo.
If you’re using BeReal on your iPhone, the icon will be a number telling you how many people have taken screenshots. If you’re using the BeReal Android app, it’ll just be a yellow shutter icon, no matter how many people screenshotted it.
Each version of BeReal has a different screenshot button.
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How to see who screenshotted your BeReal
Depending on which version of BeReal you use, iPhone or Android, you’ll need to go through different steps to see who took the screenshots.
In the iPhone app, tapping the screenshot icon will pull up a screen asking you to share your BeReal. The list of people who took screenshots will be blocked out until you share your BeReal with at least one other person.
The list of screenshotters is locked behind the share menu.
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Note: Sharing your BeReal through this menu will also share a direct link to your BeReal profile. In some cases, it might also try to include a prewritten advertisement encouraging whoever you shared the photo with to sign up for BeReal themselves.
But in the Android app, tapping the screenshot icon will immediately show you everyone that took a screenshot, no questions asked.
The Android app lets you see who took a screenshot right away.
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