WhatsApp adds security update for groups; here’s how it works

In order to continue to ensure the security of its users, Meta continues to implement updates to its instant messaging app. On this occasion, a new feature has been deployed new feature in WhatsApp which will allow users Stay safe in groups to be added.

Here we tell you everything you need to know regarding this new tool from the most widely used messaging app in the world.

What is WhatsApp’s new security feature?

The new whatsapp feature will allow users to have more privacy when they are added to a group. Now, every time you add a group, someone you don’t know adds you to a group, A will appear context card with more information of the group you were added to.

In this you can see who added you To the group, when it was created the group and who was the creator. With this information you will be able to decide whether to stay in the group or you prefer to go out.

According to WhatsApp, “This is especially useful if you’ve just met someone or a group of people and haven’t saved them to your contacts yet, or it can help you confirm if it’s a group you know or want to be in.”

The feature resembles the current experience that allows users to WhatsApp users know who messages come from from people you don’t know or who aren’t on your contact list.

For the moment, the tool is now available for some users and will gradually appear for everyone in the coming weeks.

New security features on WhatsApp

This update joins the list of layers of security and protection offered by WhatsApp to users. Other tools that the platform has implemented are:

• Muting unknown calls.
• Cat block.
• Checking privacy within WhatsApp.
• Control who can add you to groups.

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