Al-Marsad newspaper: At the beginning of this year, the WhatsApp application launched a long-awaited feature that enables users to bypass blocking and monitoring.
Use the application even if the Internet is out
Yesterday, Thursday, the company announced proxy support for WhatsApp users around the world, with the aim of enabling users to maintain access to the application in the event of a connection being blocked or interrupted, according to the Arab Technical News Portal.
She also explained that choosing to connect through a proxy enables users to connect to WhatsApp through servers created by volunteers and organizations from around the world dedicated to helping users communicate freely.
WhatsApp also called on those who are able to help others connect by creating a contact agent to contribute.
Privacy and security
Emphasizing the privacy of users, she explained that the connection through the proxy maintains the high level of privacy and security provided by the service, adding: “Your personal messages will remain protected with end-to-end encryption, ensuring that they remain between you and the person you are communicating with, and are not visible to anyone in between. Neither proxy servers, nor WhatsApp, nor Meta are able to see it.”
The new security option is now available in the Settings menu for everyone using the latest version of the WhatsApp app.
The new option for WhatsApp users on the Android system can be accessed by clicking – in the Chats tab – on the three dots in the upper left corner, then clicking on Settings, Storage and Data, scrolling down to the last proxy option ( Proxy), click on Proxy Settings and enable Proxy use.