Many users of WhatsApp have this privacy concern that any unknown person can message them and many such WhatsApp users sometimes face that they get messages from some unknown account, whom they do not even know.
So to protect this privacy issue, WhatsApp has launched the iOS 24.19.10.76 beta testing version. So let’s know what this feature is and how it will be enabled.
What is WhatsApp block messages from unknown accounts security feature?
WhatsApp has recently launched a very good feature in the iOS beta testing update, by enabling this feature any user can block messages from unknown accounts, and at the same time if an unknown user sends too many messages then this feature prevents them from being spam. To use this feature you have to go to the advanced settings in your iOS WhatsApp and enable the “Block unknown account messages” option.
When will the “Block unknown account messages’ security feature roll out in Android for all users?
Right now this feature has been rolled out for iOS beta testers but there are high chances that it will be rolled out for Android beta testers next week, and after a week of beta testing this feature will be released for all WhatsApp users as well.
Benefit of WhatsApp’s new “Block Unknown account Messages” feature?
- With this new feature, the issue of spam in WhatsApp will be reduced.
- WhatsApp will become more safe and secure for users.
- With this “Block Unknown account Messages” feature of WhatsApp, it will become very easy to avoid scammers.
- Even if someone gets your phone number by mistake, by enabling this feature, that unknown person will not be able to message you, because you have not saved his phone number in your contacts.
- Block Unknown account Messages feature will prove to be very good for the privacy of girls because many times some people keep sending spam messages to girls but this new feature will block all this activity.
- This new feature of WhatsApp will detect such accounts which do spam like activity and will suspend their account, so that WhatsApp remains a safe messaging platform for everyone.
Disadvantages of “WhatsApp block messages from unknown account” update?
- With this new update, it is possible that important OTPs received by you via WhatsApp may also be blocked.
- If a friend of yours messages you from a number that is not saved on your device, it is possible that the message may be blocked due to this update.
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How to get the Whatsapp new Security feature of “Block Unknown Account Messages”?
If you also face the problem of spam in WhatsApp in which you also get messages from unknown WhatsApp accounts and you also want to use this new feature in your WhatsApp to block these unknown messages, then to get this feature in your WhatsApp you should follow some steps like first of all you should update your WhatsApp application, after that restart the phone once and then go to the privacy and security feature of WhatsApp and check, you will get this feature there.
Will WhatsApp block all unknown messages sent by someone after this security update?
No, WhatsApp will only block those messages that appear to be spammy or even if their number is not saved in your contacts, it can still block such messages. And for accounts that do not follow WhatsApp guidelines, when such people message an unknown person, WhatsApp will block their messages.
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