Avoid-! Mistakes you make on WhatsApp every day

On this occasion we will mention a few mistakes that you probably make every day to the famous messaging application of WhatsApp and that you should definitely avoid, so keep reading and take note.

Today Show News will give you some tips and tricks to strengthen your account and make a much safer use of the app.

WhatsApp is a very useful application to communicate with countless contacts in our day to day.

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Inside it we can make video calls, send photos, videos and share many experiences with all your contacts.

However, we must be very careful with some activities or customs that we usually repeat when using the application of instant messaging.

Now thanks to the end-to-end encryption system, this app is extremely secure and protects our messages.

But we must also do our part to strengthen this personal security, and knowing certain tricks and functions, We can avoid some very common problems.

In fact WhatsApp offers many applications to prevent strangers from invading our privacy or stealing our account.

There are still many things that can improve this application, but for now we can make good use of all the options available.

Then we give you a series of advices so that you protect your account and avoid mistakes that most users make such as giving too much personal information in the profile, not using the phone’s biometric systems or letting anyone join you in a WhatsApp group.

Block old contacts

If you haven’t spoken to former co-workers or neighbors in your old home for a long time, you can keep your phone on your mobile device, but not your WhatsApp contact.

If you include them in the blocked contact list they will not be able to see your profile, or talk to you and if they want something important they can call by phone, but this way you strengthen the privacy of your WhatsApp account.

Avoid revealing profile photos

You should be aware that there are contacts to whom you do not want to explain your privacy, but who can see your profile picture.

It is for this reason that it is much better to avoid family photos or in private situations.

Enable two-step verification

With this system you prevent another person from stealing the account or accessing it without your consent, it is one of the security mechanisms that WhatsApp first applied.

Settings> Account> 2-step verification> Activate> Enter a PIN> Next> Enter email.

Please note that if you forget your PIN, you can turn off email verification.

Use biometric sensors

With fingerprinting or facial recognition you can further protect access to your messages.

It’s like if you leave your mobile device on the table unattended and unblocked, so no one will be able to gossip the messages you send to someone else.

(Settings> Account> Privacy> Fingerprint Lock> On)

Block tracking of your location

If you want to tell a person where you are there are many ways to do it, you don’t need WhatsApp to be using your phone all the time to know where you are.

Disable this feature while you do not need it. (Settings> Account> Privacy> Real Time Location> None)

Control who can see your states

WhatsApp states is a similar option to posts on any social network, however, here you can choose who sees them.

Maybe your hairdresser, co-worker or lawyer shouldn’t know everything about your life.

Prevent anyone from including you in a group

If someone wants to include you in a group, you must first ask for permission and activate this feature that protects your right to decline or accept the invitation.

Settings> Privacy> Groups> My Contacts, except …> Choose all your contacts that you don’t want to be added without an invitation.

Protect your phone’s storage

WhatsApp saves all the photos and other files you send to your mobile device and this can saturate the space of your terminal, but you can block this feature

(Settings> Chats> Save to Roller)

Stop using Drive or iCloud backup

WhatsApp messages are protected with the end-to-end encryption system, but when you upload the copy to the cloud they lose that protection.

It would be more advisable to save the copy on a device that you have protected, such as your computer.

Don’t spread fake news

Do not share information or links without first checking their veracity and here we leave you with a guide to detect lying news or fake news and stop being part of this huge chain of misinformation.

When you detect false information or a scam, notify the person who sent it to you.

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