WhatsApp has made people's lives much easier. The company adds new features to it every day. There are so many users of WhatsApp that even hackers have started looking for opportunities on it. Keeping this in mind, WhatsApp also provides many types of security and privacy features. But there are still many people who do not know which features WhatsApp provides that are important for privacy.
Let us know which are those security features and how they can be very useful for you by activating them. It has two-factor authentication, and features like last seen hide are available.
Who can see you – You can control who can see your WhatsApp last seen and online status, profile photo, about, status, and live location. You can also turn off Read Receipt here, which will turn off the blue tick marks, and even adjust who can add you to groups.
For this, you have to go to Settings, then tap on Account, and then go to Privacy.
2FA is necessary- Two Two-factor authentication is very important for the security of your WhatsApp account. To turn it on, you will have to set a 6-digit code for WhatsApp. With this, no one will be able to access your account without your consent.
Use of Disappearing Messages- It is wise to turn on Disappearing Messages for any sensitive message. The message sent through this feature of WhatsApp gets automatically deleted at a fixed time. Due to this, even if your phone gets into someone else's hands, no one will be able to read the private chat.
Chat Lock- If you want to lock only one chat and not the entire WhatsApp, then you can use the Chat Lock feature. With the help of the chat lock feature, the chat will be locked and can be opened only with a fingerprint or password.
Limit Contacts – Users can control who can contact them and block unwanted calls and messages. They can also change who can add them to the group and silence unknown callers.
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