Are you one of those crazy regarding the WhatsApp mobile messaging application? Well, you have to know that they launched a new blocking function for those unwanted messages that you don’t recognize at all. We tell you below.
According to press reports, WhatsApp launched a new feature that many users had been waiting for for a long time. This is a faster and more convenient way to block unwanted messages without having to open them.
Meta’s own messaging app has communicated the news (through a message on its official platform account, explaining the new feature). What it allows is that, when you receive a message from an unknown contact on your lock screen, you just have to press and hold the notification and several options will appear.
One of them is to block the sender at that moment. So easy and useful. If you want to report a contact, the app also shows you a second pop-up message.
New blocking feature in WhatsApp
How to do it? Simply check the Report Contact box and then choose Block in the pop-up window that will appear on your device. The update, by the way, saves you the hassle of opening the app and searching through chats just to block those unwanted messages.
This new option is designed to save you time when you want to block someone without having to go into submenus and endure the hassle of finding and opening a chat. Before this, you had to open a chat and look in the drop-down menu for the block option.
Therefore, the process has been simplified without losing efficiency. By the way, another way to do this in WhatsApp was to long press a message in the chat list and then enter the drop-down menu to find the desired option.
WhatsApp thus continues its fight once morest spam with new features that give you more control over your messaging experience. This latest update allows you to block unwanted messages from the lock screen, making it easier to handle spam and improving the fluidity of your conversations.
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