Do you use WhatsApp regularly, but are you worried about your privacy? With these iPhone tips, you can make WhatsApp more secure!
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Protect privacy on WhatsApp
Do you share all your messages, photos and videos via WhatsApp? Then it is important to properly protect your privacy on WhatsApp. You can decide for yourself who can contact you, whether your notifications are visible and who can view your backup. So it’s smart to check every once in a while if you’ve set the correct functions.
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Fortunately, WhatsApp regularly releases updates to improve privacy in the app. For example, new functions have been introduced in recent months, with which you can better protect your private data. We give you a number of tips with the new and old functions of WhatsApp, so that your privacy is better protected on your iPhone.
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1. Silence the unknown numbers
Do you often receive calls from numbers that are not in your contact list? WhatsApp has come up with a solution for this, because with a new function calls from unknown people are automatically silenced. For example, your number is less sensitive to unwanted advertising calls, and your privacy on WhatsApp is better protected.
With the new function, your iPhone will no longer ring when you receive a call from an unknown number. The call will appear in the call list, and then you will get a notification as soon as you miss the call. You can mute unknown numbers by going to ‘Settings > Privacy > Calls’ in WhatsApp. Then choose “Keep Unknown Callers Silent”.
2. Hide your notifications from WhatsApp
It helps if you can actually read the messages you receive on WhatsApp on your home screen, but you’d prefer to keep some notifications private. If you do not want everyone to read your WhatsApp notifications, it is also possible to hide the notification content. You will then only see the contact or in any group chat that receives a message, but not what is in that message.
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You can hide your notifications by opening ‘Settings > Notifications’ in WhatsApp. Turn off Show Preview to hide notification content. This way you prevent anyone from reading all your messages, for example if your iPhone is left unattended on the table.
3. Secure your backup
WhatsApp has set all chats to be automatically secured using end-to-end encryption. This means that WhatsApp itself cannot view the content of the messages, so your privacy is guaranteed. This does not (yet) automatically apply to the backup you can make of your conversations. When you make a backup, your chats will still be visible to WhatsApp and Apple.
Fortunately, WhatsApp also gives you the option to manually enable end-to-end encryption for your backup. This means that only you can access the backup, even WhatsApp and Apple can no longer access the contents of the backup. This way you can make sure that the conversations on WhatsApp are well secured.
How to set up end-to-end encryption using your backup:
- open WhatsApp;
- go to settings’;
- Tap on “Chats > Chat Backup”;
- go to “end-to-end encrypted backup”;
- Select “Enable”.
4. Finally, do the privacy check
Finally, it is wise to check from time to time the privacy settings you have set on WhatsApp. With Privacy Control, you can now find all of this information in one overview. This way you can see who can contact you, which personal data is visible and which information is visible from you in the chat.
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You can find the privacy check in WhatsApp under Settings > Privacy. The control appears there as a notification at the top of the list. If you then click on privacy control, you will see a list of all privacy settings in WhatsApp. This way you can easily see how much your privacy is being protected and you can immediately adjust certain settings if needed.
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