VSCO is one of the most popular photo-sharing apps, but many users have questions about how to use it. I always hear one question from my VSCO friends: does VSCO notify screenshots?
The short answer is that no, VSCO does not tell screenshots. But there are some caveats and conditions to keep in mind—read on for more details.
Does VSCO Notify Screenshots?
If you are just starting with VSCO, you might be curious about whether or not it notifies screenshots.
The correct response is “no.” When someone takes a screenshot of your profile picture or one of your posts, VSCO will not let you know about it.
However, if someone takes a screenshot of your profile or the app’s front page, it will show up as a notification in their activity feed, and they’ll see an alert pop-up on the top right side of their screen that says, “Someone Screenshotted You!”
It’s important to note that this only applies to people following each other (e.g., friends).
Can You See Who Screenshots Your VSCO?
No. You can’t. You can try using a third-party service, but it will be hard to find.
It is hard to find because you will need to know the person who might be interested in screenshotting your profile picture.
Here you might get notified by a friend who witnessed the screenshotting process. Such a task will require a lot of time and energy, which I’m sure you don’t have.
Let’s talk about why.
In recent years, some social media apps have added features that enable users to see when someone takes a screenshot of their post.
For example, when someone takes a screenshot of your picture on Snapchat, the person who posted it will get notified via DM (direct message).
With this, they know someone took a snapshot of their image or conversation. And may even have them blocked for doing so — although that’s not always the case.
The same goes for Instagram, which also has screenshot alerts so users can know when someone took a picture of their story or post without giving credit where credit is due.
Unfortunately, VSCO does not offer these features because there’s no way for VSCO to track when someone takes a screenshot of one of your photos; all it knows is if you make one yourself or not.
The app also ensures privacy, which other apps don’t. Sending notifications to you crash because of a screenshot could be so embarrassing.
Can you receive notifications from a third-party service?
No, so far, there is no invented app you can use to notify you of a screenshot on VSCO. Since VSCO does not have any backup data on notifications, no app can access information from them.
If you get a screenshot notification from another app claiming to have come from VSCO, that will be a lie and alerted. Visco does not allow any information to be given to a third-party service without the user’s consent.
Does VSCO Notify When You Screen Record?
VSCO doesn’t notify you when you are recording. If you try to record something on VSCO, the VSCO app will not save the video. Instead, it will save it to your camera roll.
If VSCO could notify you when you screen record, people would never screen record even if whatever they wanted to screen record was vital and meant a lot to them.
Screen recording can help you save memories, and it could also act as an ice breaker to a conversation that appeared challenging to start.
Make sure that the device you’re using can capture the sound of whatever you’re screen recording.
If you don’t want your pictures to be screen recorded, try setting your account to private or blocking the people you suspect might screen record you.
If you don’t want your friends or other people to access your account, you can block them by following the following process:
Step 1: Click on the user’s profile
Step 2: Tap the ellipses menu button, which will give you a list of option
Step 3: Clicks on the block button, and that is it.
What Does VSCO Send Notifications For?
When you like, comment, or follow someone, VSCO Cam sends a notification to the other person. It lets them know that someone has shown interest in their work and encourages them to follow you.
VSCO sends notifications about the following:
- When you like or comment on someone’s photo
- When you follow someone, or they follow you
- When someone wants or comments on your photo
- The number of notifications you receive each month depends on how active you are on VSCO.
However, VSCO has an added feature that allows you to favorite a photo or video. The person will get a notification of how you reacted to their posts and can decide whether to respond back or not.
If reacted to well, the feature gives the photographer some contentment that their work is good.
How to Screenshot on VSCO
When screen shooting on VSCO, there are two ways depending on the type of device used.
One directly goes to the photo on VSCO that they want to screenshot and presses the screenshot icon above their phone. Also, one can follow these simple steps on How to screenshot on VSCO.
How to Screenshot on VSCO
Step 1: Open the image you want to screenshot.
Step 2: While simultaneously holding down the Power button, press and release the Volume down button.
Step 3: You’ll hear something that sounds like a shutter, which means that your screenshot has been saved.
After screenshotting, the picture will be saved in the phone gallery, so you don’t have to go back to the app.
When screenshotting, you are not limited to photos. You can screenshot their stories and statuses as well.
What Happens When You Screenshot on VSCO
The answer is nothing. The picture you screenshotted will go to your camera roll.
If you’re interested in saving a photo from a VSCO feed, you can click the “View” button and select “View in Portfolio.” If that link doesn’t work for you, try going to:
Step 1: vscocam.com/portfolio and log in with your VSCO account information.
Step 2: Once you’ve logged in, click on the “My Portfolio” button at the top of the page,
Step 3: Then select the photo or photos you want to save from your feed
Step 4: Click on the “Save” button at the bottom of each photo’s page.
If you ever want to delete your screenshots from VSCO, go into Settings -Photo & Video -Screenshots and tap on “Delete.”
You can also add a caption and share it with your friends.
The first thing you need to do is open the photo that you want to screenshot on VSCO. Once your image is open, tap on the three-line menu button on the top left corner of the screen. Select “Share” from this menu and choose “Screenshot.”
You will then be taken to a new page where you can edit and share your screenshot. You can add text or emojis, crop or resize your image, and change its filter if needed. When you’re done, tap “Done” at the bottom of the screen, and then tap “Post.”
Will VSCO Notify When You Screenshot Eventually?
VSCO will not notify you when you screenshot. Why? They want to put it in their app because it’s not a feature.
It’s not something they’re trying to do. They’re focusing on their primary goal of making an excellent photography app and keeping the core functionality simple.
How does VSCO prevent people from taking screenshots?
VSCO uses an anti-screenshot tool that detects when someone takes a screenshot of their photo and blocks them from doing so again for 30 minutes.
It means that if you try to take another screenshot within 30 minutes of taking one, then the app won’t allow it.
How else can you know if someone takes a screenshot?
Even though VSCO does not notify when you screenshot, one can now you have taken a screenshot from their VSCO if:
You took a group photo; if you are involved in a friend’s group photo with your friend on VSCO, one or two might have saved the picture to keep the memory.
And the easiest way to do so is by screenshotting. However, that is just an assumption if you have a close relationship with the people you took the photo with.
If someone posts your picture from VSCO or if someone posts a photo that you are sure you are the only person with that kind of photo, you will want to know the answer to that.
They probably have screenshotted it from VSCO. It is just that they did not notify you. If they are in that particular photo and you have not shared it with them.
If you know very well that the people you took an image or video with are socioholics and wouldn’t wait to post their photos on their social media handles, the only easy way they could get your pictures is by screenshotting.
If they share a picture from VSCO that you did not send them, One person can screenshot your VSCO photo if they want to share some information with you.
And since you know they did not take it from your phone, they have accessed it by screenshot.
Conclusion
According to VSCO, they do not notify users of screenshots, but end users can easily detect screenshots as they use the favorite feature on the app or note that they appear in the situations above.
We hope this article will be helpful when you want to screenshot your favorite Vsco photo from other people’s feeds. We love Vsco as much as you do and are always trying to learn more about it.
