Mark the date as the death of the concert selfie. Apple has just secured a patent that could soon stop you from fulfilling your dream of taking selfies at a Beyoncé concert.
According to patent specialist publication Patently Apple, Apple was recently granted a patent allowing it to block the camera on its iPhones.
The patent details how concert venues, and other sensitive areas such a museums, could transmit infrared signals that would block iPhone users from using their cameras.
"(The device) may be unable to display or store images if the device has received a command to disable recording. If a user selects a record function while that function is temporarily disabled, (the display) may provide a black screen with (a notification) to notify the user that recording has been disabled," the patent read.
The company has not confirmed whether it will use the technology in its upcoming phone or whether it will shelve it for the time being, but the rise of concert-goers recording during shows has in the past drawn harsh criticism from artists such as Adele and Beyoncé.
The practice is also rampant in South Africa, causing touring UK rock band Skunk Anansie to tell local fans to put their phones in their pockets during their performance in Johannesburg in 2013.
But it's not all doom and gloom: the patent also suggests that the technology may be used by venues to provide information to users, such as when you want to find out more about a piece of art at a national art gallery.
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