The popular messaging platform WhatsApp has often been used for escalating various fake or misleading information across its millions of users. Many fake actors and hackers also use these media files for malicious purposes. To counter this growing menace, Meta is now set to introduce a reverse image search function for WhatsApp web users.
WhatsApp web reverse image search: Here’s how it works
Previously, the reverse image search functionality was spotted for the WhatsApp Android beta application. However, now according to a new report by WhatsApp beta tester WABetaInfo, this feature is also available on the web client through a simple tap on any image received in a chat, which will enable the reverse image search.
Moreover, the report mentions that the ‘Search on the web’ option will appear in the three-dot menu located in the upper right corner of the chat screen once an image has been selected. This tool will then allow Google to perform a reverse image search, which looks for the image’s original online source. This would be beneficial to authenticate the media file as Google’s extensive database will determine whether the shared image is real or not.
This tool could also offer an added layer of security by allowing WhatsApp web and app users to detect potentially deceptive content without using any third-party source. WhatsApp has also added the ability to scan documents on its iOS app with the introduction of a new in-app scanning feature. This integration eliminates the need for using third-party scanning apps, streamlining the process of scanning documents on the go.
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