{"id":33307,"date":"2020-03-16T16:07:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T10:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=33307"},"modified":"2020-03-16T16:07:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T10:37:52","slug":"how-to-secure-your-whatsapp-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-to-secure-your-whatsapp-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Secure Your WhatsApp Account"},"content":{"rendered":"

WhatsApp is the primary way they communicate with friends and family. But how can you protect an app you use so often? Here\u2019s how to secure your WhatsApp account.<\/p>\n

Set up Two-Step Verification<\/h2>\n

Two-step verification\u00a0is the best step you can take to protect your WhatsApp account. Commonly, called 2FA, when you enable it, WhatsApp adds a second layer of protection to your account.<\/p>\n

After you enable 2FA, to type a six-digit PIN to log in to your WhatsApp account.<\/p>\n

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Even if your phone is stolen or someone uses a\u00a0\u00a0phishing method\u00a0to steal your SIM card, they won\u2019t be able to access your WhatsApp account.<\/p>\n

To enable Two-Step Verification, open the WhatsApp app on your\u00a0iPhone\u00a0or\u00a0Android\u00a0device. Go to Settings > Account > Two-Step Verification<\/strong>, and then tap \u201cEnable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On the next screen, type a six-digit PIN, tap \u201cNext,\u201d and then confirm your PIN on the following screen.<\/p>\n

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Next, type the email address you want to use to reset your PIN if you forget it or tap \u201cSkip.\u201d On the next screen, confirm your email address.<\/p>\n

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Two-Step Verification is now enabled. To make sure you don\u2019t forget your six-digit PIN, WhatsApp periodically asks you to type it before you can access the app.<\/p>\n

If you forget your PIN, you\u2019ll have to reset it before you can access your WhatsApp account again.<\/p>\n

Enable Fingerprint or Face ID Lock<\/h2>\n

Protect your iPhone or Android phone with biometrics. As an additional measure, you can protect WhatsApp with a fingerprint or Face ID lock,\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n

To do so, on your Android phone, open WhatsApp and tap the Menu button. Next, go to Settings > Account > Privacy<\/strong>. Scroll to the bottom of the list, and then tap \u201cFingerprint Lock.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Toggle-On the \u201cUnlock with Fingerprint\u201d option.<\/p>\n

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Now, touch the fingerprint sensor on your device to confirm your fingerprint. You can also select the amount of time before authentication is needed after each visit.<\/p>\n

On iPhone, you can use Touch or Face ID (depending on your device) to protect WhatsApp.<\/p>\n

To do so, open WhatsApp and go to Settings > Account > Privacy > Screen Lock.<\/strong> Here, toggle-On the \u201cRequire Face ID\u201d or \u201cRequire Touch ID\u201d<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n

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Check Encryption<\/h2>\n

WhatsApp encrypts all chats by default, but you might want to make sure. If you share sensitive information over the app, it\u2019s best to make sure the encryption is working.<\/p>\n

To do this, open a chat, tap the person\u2019s name at the top, and then tap \u201cEncryption.\u201d You see a QR and long security code below.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t Fall for Common Scams and Forwards<\/h2>\n

Because WhatsApp is so popular, there are new scams every day. The only rule you need to remember is not to open any link forwarded to you from an unknown contact; these are normally\u00a0smishing attacks.<\/p>\n

WhatsApp now includes a handy \u201cForwarded\u201d tag at the top, which makes it easier to spot these messages.<\/p>\n

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Disable Auto Group Addition<\/h2>\n

By default, WhatsApp makes it very easy to add anyone to a group. If you give your number to a salesperson, you might end up in several promotional groups.<\/p>\n

You can now stop this problem at the source. WhatsApp has a new setting that blocks anyone from automatically\u00a0adding you to a group.<\/p>\n

To enable this on your iPhone or Android device, go to Settings > Account > Privacy > Groups<\/strong>, and then tap \u201cNobody.\u201d<\/p>\n

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a group you want to exit, open the group chat, and then tap the group name at the top. On the next screen, scroll down and tap \u201cExit Group.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tap \u201cExit Group\u201d again to confirm.<\/p>\n

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Change Your Privacy Settings<\/h2>\n

WhatsApp gives you complete control over who can view your private information hide your \u201cLast Seen,\u201d \u201cProfile Photo,\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cStatus\u201d from everyone except your closest friends and family.<\/p>\n

To do so, go to Settings > Account > Privacy<\/strong> to change these settings.<\/p>\n

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Block and Report<\/h2>\n

WhatsApp, you can easily block them. To do so, open the relevant conversation in WhatsApp, and then tap the person\u2019s name at the top.<\/p>\n

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On an iPhone, scroll down and tap \u201cBlock Contact\u201d; on Android, tap \u201cBlock.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tap \u201cBlock\u201d in the popup.<\/p>\n

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WhatsApp taking up too much storage space on your phone? You can use the built-in\u00a0storage management tool to free up some valuable space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WhatsApp is the primary way they communicate with friends and family. But how can you protect an app you use so often? Here\u2019s how to secure your WhatsApp account. Set up Two-Step Verification Two-step verification\u00a0is the best step you can take to protect your WhatsApp account. Commonly, called 2FA, when you enable it, WhatsApp adds […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86864,86844],"tags":[66656,86846,86845],"class_list":["post-33307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","category-how-to-secure-your-whatsapp","tag-fingerprint","tag-secure-whatsapp","tag-whatsapp-settings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}