WhatsApp has now introduced some new features to make the security strong for its users in Android and IOS. These new features are enhancing your account protection, device verification, and automatic security. Chatting App, WhatsApp has not extended its focus more on the security and privacy of the users and hence it claimed to make users’ chat and conversation private and safe with end-to-end encryption. Here it has again taken a step to further make it stronger.

Highlights

1. One of the new features will double-check if it’s really you
2. New Features will also protect you from malware attack
3. Launch a new cryptographic security to automatically verify a secure connection

WhatsApp, with the help of a blog post, introduced the three new security features covering all the users including Android and IOS. An international chatting company has just now upgraded its security ability to enhance the privacy of its users. It now added some great features when you will switch from one device to another and also whenever you are connecting with the bar code in any system and also it tried to tackle the issue of malware attacks which resulted in the self-sending message to others.

Check out the new security features of WhatsApp

Account Protect

This feature of WhatsApp provides a double check whether it’s really you are not in the case of switching your account. After the launch of a new feature, WhatsApp may ask you on your old gadgets if you want to take that step as an extra security check, and this feature will let you know if one is making an unauthorized attempt to move your account to another device.

Device Verification

WhatsApp has detected that Mobile device malware is one of the biggest issues that can access your account and can send messages without your permission and have all the disadvantages of your account. To make sure to save you from such malware attacks, WhatsApp added checks to help authenticate your account where no action is needed from the users’ side. 

Automatic Security Codes

Earlier, WhatsApp used to verify encryption by scanning a QR code when in person and sharing by a single 60-digit code if remote, Now WhatsApp has replaced it with a new cryptographic security feature to automatically verify a safe connection without the need for this heavy code.

This will automatically will check the security codes of the contacts and confirms that they match. To make sure whether their conversation is secure or not, users can tap on the encryption tab under a contact’s info.

These new features will enhance the awareness of the users and also make sure the privacy of the account of the people.