WhatsApp New feature: With end-to-end encryption already in place since 2016, WhatsApp is now adding more features that will limit some of its existing features. WhatsApp New feature: Check All major changes made by WhatsApp. WhatsApp has introduced several new features to curb the spread of fake news and unwarranted messages for its strong 400 million user bases in India.
The Meta-owned instant messaging app has been accused of spreading fake news in India and having failed to stop the menace. Now with the improved guidelines WhatsApp aim to correct itself in India. Although, some of the features already existed in WhatsApp while it has added some important changes in the form of ‘Forward Limits’, ‘Limits for Viral Messages’, ‘Message level Reporting’, ‘Disappearing Messages’ and ‘View Once’, etc.
WhatsApp new features in India:
Forward limits
We have set a limit on forwarding messages to just five chats at once, making WhatsApp one of the few messaging services to intentionally constrain sharing. This has reduced the number of forwarded messages on WhatsApp in India by over 25%. This counting of forwards occurs on users’ devices and is protected by end-to-end encryption which means only the sender’s device and the recipient’s device have access to it.
Admin controls: We have made a number of changes to WhatsApp groups that empower users with additional controls. We launched a setting that enables administrators to decide who can send messages within groups.
WhatsApp New feature Block and report
Unlike traditional SMS, WhatsApp provides a simple way for users to block accounts and make reports to WhatsApp if they encounter problematic messages. We encourage users to report problematic contacts to us. In addition, we now provide the option for people to keep reported messages on their phone if they want to share them with fact checkers or law enforcement officials.
Two-Step verification
We recommend users to add an extra layer of security to their WhatsApp account by enabling a Two-Step Verification feature which requires a six-digit PIN when resetting and verifying your WhatsApp account, in the event of your SIM card being stolen or your phone being compromised.
Lock your WhatsApp with Touch ID or Face ID
WhatsApp offers its users the ability to add another layer of security to their accounts with Touch ID and Face ID for iPhone, and Fingerprint lock for Android.
Additional limits for viral messages
We have set additional limits for forwards that have been forwarded many times. These messages are marked with double arrows and labeled as “Forwarded many times” to indicate they did not originate from a close contact and can only be forwarded to one other chat at a time. This change reduced these kinds of messages by over 70%.
Message level reporting
Users can now report accounts to WhatsApp by flagging a specific message. Users simply need to long press a message to either report or block a user.
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Disappearing messages
We have launched ‘Disappearing Messages’ to let users send messages that disappear from WhatsApp. Once enabled, new messages sent in the individual or group chat will disappear twenty-four hours, seven days or ninety days after the time they are sent, depending on the duration users select.
Flash calls: New Android users opting for WhatsApp and users re-installing WhatsApp on an Android phone (such as one who is changing phone handsets), now have the option to verify their phone number through an automated call, as opposed to an SMS message, if they’d like. This allows WhatsApp to call their device and verify automatically, eliminating the need for any other SMS verification action.
View once
We launched the feature ‘View Once’ – photos and videos that disappear from the chat after they’ve been opened, giving users even more control over their privacy.
WhatsApp New feature Group privacy settings
WhatsApp’s privacy settings and group invite system allow users to decide who can add them to groups. This significant change increases user privacy and helps prevent people from being added to unwanted groups.
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