WhatsApp has more than 25 million active users in India. Currently, there are more than 400 million smartphone users in India and every other smartphone user uses this instant messaging app. In such a situation, you should know about the most important security and privacy features of this popular messaging app. This popular app is equipped with end-to-end encryption, yet there is a risk of leaking of personal talk, photos, and videos. Come, know about its privacy and security features
Reporting to an account
Spam messages can be easily spread on any social media platform. In such a situation, WhatsApp is also not untouched by users spreading these spam messages. In such a situation, this app also has the facility to report such user accounts. To report any user, you have to open that user’s chat. After this, tapping on his name will open his profile. After opening the profile and scrolling, you can report that user’s profile. If a profile has to be reported, then tap on the report profile. At the same time, if you want to report to a group, then you have to tap on the report group.
Two-step-verification
All Internet service companies have started using features like two-step-verification to keep users’ data secure. In such a situation, you can also enable two-step-verification to protect your personal information on this popular instant messaging app. For this, you have to go to your app settings and tap on the account. There you will see the option of two-step-verification. You can activate this feature by tapping on Enable in front of it. To activate it, you have to set a 6 digit pin. Do not forget to enter all the email addresses while activating this feature.
Group settings
This year, WhatsApp has rolled out this new feature. Through this feature, you can prevent yourself from adding to any group. For this, you have to tap on the three dots on the top side of the app. After this, you have to tap on Settings then Accounts first and then Privacy then Groups. Keep in mind that this feature is not currently rolled out for Android. For this, you will have to wait a bit.
How to recover account on losing phone
You will know that WhatsApp only works on mobile numbers. In such a situation, if your phone is lost, then you can recover your WhatsApp account from the new SIM to another phone. For this, you have to use the same number which is lost. If you use a new number, your old account will not be recovered. In such a situation, you can deactivate your old account through your email so that no one else can use your WhatsApp. For this, you have to email WhatsApp support to deactivate your account. In the e-mail, you have to enter your mobile number with the international code that has been used for WhatsApp.
