Auto Blocker

[MurKaff]

I took a picture today and sent it to a friend through WhatsApp but this is what happened 👇🏽.

I need help please

[Sebbie]

Which type of photo did you sent?

[MurKaff]

I Sent this

[Sebbie]

I have no Idea

[P360]

It's probably because Samsung's auto blocker is turned on.
You can temporarily turn it off by going to settings > Security and privacy > Auto Blocker > turn off Maximum restrictions.

Let me know if it works. 😊

[MurKaff]

Auto blocker is on, but Maximum restrictions is off..
Anyway I resent the same photo after this post and it didn't block it.

[AdamLash]

Yes the culprit is maximum restrictions

[MurKaff]

It's off.

I sent it twice yesterday and it's blocked but after this post it worked and I didn't do anything to the settings.

[Samsung_specialist]

Thank you for sharing the details regarding the issue you experienced while sending a photo through WhatsApp.
Based on the information provided, it appears the issue may have been temporarily related to security filtering, Auto Blocker behavior, or a temporary application/system communication conflict. Since the same image was later sent successfully without changing settings, the issue may not indicate a permanent problem.

Please consider the following recommendations:
• Check Auto Blocker settings
Settings > Security and privacy > Auto Blocker
Verify that “Maximum restrictions” is disabled if you do not require the strictest protection level
• Restart the device
Restarting the phone can refresh temporary security or app communication conflicts
• Update WhatsApp and system software
Ensure both WhatsApp and your device software are updated to the latest available version
• Check file format and file name
Certain image names, formats, or corrupted temporary files may occasionally trigger unexpected behavior during sharing
• Test with different images
Try sending other photos to confirm whether the issue is isolated to one specific file

Important note
Samsung Auto Blocker and security features are designed to help protect the device from potentially unsafe content or suspicious file behavior. In some rare situations, temporary false detections or app conflicts may occur, especially with specific file names, formats, or transfer conditions.

Since the issue resolved itself afterward, it may have been temporary and not related to a hardware issue.

For further assistance:
https://www.samsung.com/ae/support/contact/ 

[zizoo99]

What kind of a response is this? "not related to a hardware issue" OF COURSE it's not related to a hardware issue, it's clearly a software issue where auto blocker blocks random, harmless images. It just happened to me, the picture can't even be described and would in essence be unintelligible without further explanation.

It was a shoddy solution to a DYI project I wanted to share with a friend on WhatsApp, essentially two planks, the foot of a toilet, and a bunch of screws.

I took the picture with the Samsung camera app on the same Samsung phone I sent it from! I tried sending the picture 3 times and it was blocked all three times despite me having turned Auto Blocker completely off after the first attempt.

I had to resort to take a screenshot of my camera roll and send that, which wasn't blocked DESPITE it showing the following: the original picture, thumbnails of OTHER pictures in my camera roll, the current time, a few notification icons, the WiFi icon, and my battery level. If anything the screenshot, showing so much personal and potentially sensitive info was not blocked. But a picture of essentially nothing was. 

Auto blocker is broken. I don't know what algorithms you changed on it but they're clearly not working correctly and the feature ends up doing the EXACT OPPOSITE of what it claims to do.

S25, One UI 8.5 (which I now deeply regret updating to).