Screenshot prevention is a privacy feature that helps you protect your profile and conversations on Hornet. Basic protection is available to everyone, while full protection is included with Membership.
What's protected for everyone
Regardless of Membership status, your private photos and expiring photos are always protected. Other users cannot screenshot photos in your private albums or expiring photos that you share with them. Any attempt to do so is blocked by our system.
What's protected with Membership
With a Hornet Membership, screenshot prevention covers more of your presence on the app. When turned on, Members get screenshot protection for:
- Chats: prevents others from capturing your conversations.
- Profile: protects your main profile photo, full-screen images, and your full profile view.
How to turn on screenshot prevention
This protection applies automatically as long as it's enabled in your Privacy settings.
- Open the Hornet app and go to your profile.
- Tap the ⋯ (three-dot) icon in the upper-right corner.
- Tap Settings, then select Privacy.
- Turn on the Disable Screenshots toggle.
What does the other person see?
If someone tries to screenshot your profile or chats while this feature is enabled, they'll see a message stating that you have disabled screenshots of their chat and profile.
You can still screenshot your own content if you wish. This feature only affects how others can capture what you share.
A note on real-world safety
While Screenshot Prevention blocks in-app screenshots, it cannot stop someone from taking a photo of their screen with another device. For this reason, please continue to be careful if you choose to share sensitive content. In addition, Screenshot Prevention is available on the Hornet app only. It does not work on the web version.
Still need help? Email us at feedback@hornet.com. Please include your username so we can find your account faster. It appears on your profile page, at the top center of the screen, and begins with the “@” symbol.