WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in our country. This app from the company Meta is constantly being developed and offers frequent free updates . Today I'm going to explain what's new in WhatsApp in 2024.
Greater privacy in audio messages
Single viewing is a feature WhatsApp added a few years ago. Before, we could only send photos and videos, restricting them to viewing only once.
WhatsApp will now allow us to send view-only voice messages to offer greater privacy protection. What does this mean?
This means that WhatsApp, despite already having end-to-end encryption by default, allows for greater privacy in our information transmission since we can send an audio message with a single viewing, or rather, a single listening.
We will be able to distinguish which audio messages have only one listen thanks to the icon that appears previously. We distinguish this icon because it forms a 1 inside a circle that warns us that we can only hear it once.
This option is perfect for providing security data, banking details, and other personal information.
It is guaranteed that audio files will not be saved to the recipient's mobile device gallery . The privacy of your data is a priority in WhatsApp's new features.
Furthermore, after 14 days , just like with photos and videos that are only viewed once, messages marked with this option will disappear from chats.
Blocking chats using a secret code
Do you need to protect some of your WhatsApp conversations? Let me tell you about one of WhatsApp's new features: chats protected by a secret code.
At the beginning of this year, WhatsApp will launch the "Secret Code" feature , which will allow us to add an even greater level of security.
With this feature you will have the option to hide all locked chat folders in the search bar, so you will only be able to see these chats if you enter the code that allows you to view them.
To block a new chat, all you have to do is press and hold the desired chat and block it.
In the coming months, more options will be added to this blocking feature , such as the ability to block them on other linked devices and to create a custom password for chats.
Multi-account option in WhatsApp
Being logged in with two accounts on WhatsApp is now possible thanks to its new feature.
Being able to switch accounts, especially if we use several accounts at the same time, is something that many users of the instant messaging app requested.
To set up a second account, you will need a second phone number and a SIM card.
You'll need to open WhatsApp settings , tap the arrow next to your name, and then tap "Add account".
The privacy settings for each account are independent so you can adjust them as you need.
Reject imitations, download WhatsApp on your mobile
WhatsApp is the most used instant messaging application in Spain and therefore, it is one of the main targets of malicious attacks.
Try to protect yourself from these attacks by downloading the application from an official resource. From Androidsis we want you to have a secure link at your fingertips, that's why We recommend downloading the WhatsApp app (if you don't already have it) from here:
Now you know the new features coming to WhatsApp in 2024. If you want to learn more tricks about Meta's instant messaging app, I recommend reading how to search for messages by date in WhatsApp.