2023-11-01 11:14:04
Phonandroid.comAndroid WhatsApp on Android will let you create an alternative profile to protect your personal data
WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.24.4 allows testers to create a secondary profile that can be used with people who are not among their contacts.
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According to WABeta Info“WhatsApp is working on a alternative profile privacy feature “. The world’s most popular messaging app offers dozens of features and frequently receives updates, but there is one area where it might still improve: user security. The omnipresence of Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp applications in the daily lives of Internet users attracts the attention of cybercriminals and other malicious hackers.
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WhatsApp has become an all-purpose messaging service. It is not uncommon for us to use it to communicate with our loved ones as well as with our colleagues, or even with complete strangers, when we make online transactions, for example. This may be problematic for the security of our databecause if the company’s engineers strive to fill the security flaws exposed by the mobile application, some hackers are ready to pay millions to be able to hack the famous messaging service.
WhatsApp on Android tests alternative profiles to separate personal conversations from others
With over 2.7 billion active users worldwide and 140 billion messages exchanged every day, the pool of potential victims of scams is enormous. Latest update WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.24.4 offers an alternate profile feature to hide your information.
Credit: WABeta Info
As can be seen in the screenshot, it allows users to set up a different photo and name which will be visible to contacts who do not have access to the main profile information. People who are not in your contact list will see your alternative profile photo.
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This additional layer of security will allow separate communications distinctly private, professional… and others. In addition, WhatsApp recently deployed a highly anticipated feature for its “Channels”, the ability to edit sent messages.
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