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WhatsApp has become an essential part of our social connectivity with our friends, families, or even office colleagues. The easy-to-use interface and amazing features such as sending voice notes, video notes, images, and text messages, have made WhatsApp more popular than ever before. Due to the increase of use and a large number of users, people sometimes feel insecure about their privacy on WhatsApp. They are not sure what they can control and what they cannot on WhatsApp.
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To facilitate people about WhatsApp privacy, in this article we have listed the 10 Best WhatsApp privacy tips and tricks that everyone should know.
1. How to Hide Last Seen/ Online Status in WhatsApp
If you want to hide your last seen/ Online status in the WhatsApp chat, then follow the steps mentioned below.
1. Open WhatsApp app in your phone and tap on three dots on the top right corner.
2. In the menu, tap on Settings.
3. Here, tap on Account option.
4. Tap on Privacy.
5. Tap on Last Seen.
6. Here you will see three options.
- If you tap on Everyone, then numbers that are added in the contact list of your phone as well as those number that are not added in the contact list will be able to see your Last Seen information.
- If you tap on My Contacts, then only those numbers that are added in your contact list will be able to see your Last Seen information.
- If you tap on Nobody, then whether someone is in your phone contact list or not, they will not be able to see your Last Seen information.
Kindly remember that if you do not share Last Seen with other people, then you won’t be able to see the Last Seen of others as well.
2. How to Hide Profile Photo in WhatsApp
If you want to hide profile photo in WhatsApp, then follow the steps mentioned below.
1. Open WhatsApp app in your phone and tap on three dots on the top right corner. Tap on Settings, then tap on Account and finally on Privacy.
2. Tap on Profile Photo option.
3. Here you will see three privacy option for your profile photo.
- Everyone– To show your profile photo to every WhatsApp user.
- My Contacts – To show your profile photo to your contacts in your contacts list of mobile phone.
- Nobody – If this option is selected then no one will be able to see your profile photo.
3. How to Hide Online Status Update on WhatsApp
If you want to hide online Status Update in WhatsApp, then follow the steps mentioned below.
1. Open WhatsApp app in your phone and tap on three dots on the top right corner. Tap on Settings, then tap on Account and finally on Privacy.
2. Tap on Status option.
3. Here you can select one of the three options.
- My Contacts – If this option is selected then all of your contacts in your mobile phone contact list can see your status update.
- My Contacts Except – If you tap on this option then it will show you all contacts in your contact list. Tap to select those contacts that should not see your WhatsApp status. Once you have done the selection, tap on the round green tick button on bottom right side.
- Only Share With – If you tap on this option then it will show you all contacts in your phone contact list. Tap to select those contacts that should see your WhatsApp status update. Once you have done the selection, tap on the round green tick button on bottom right side.
Once you are done with Status Privacy Changes, tap on the Done button.
Kindly note that these changes in the Status Update will be applicable to next status you update. They are not applicable to the current Status Update.
4. How to Turn Off Blue Tick in WhatsApp | How to Disable Read Receipts
If you want to turn off blue tick in WhatsApp or to disable read receipts in WhatsApp, then follow the steps mentioned below.
1. Open WhatsApp app in your phone and tap on three dots on the top right corner. Tap on Settings, then tap on Account and finally on Privacy.
2. Here, locate Read Receipts option.
3. Tap on the radio button to turn on or turn off the blue tick or to disable or enable the read receipts in WhatsApp.
Kindly note that if you turn off the read receipts for your WhatsApp account then you won’t be able to see the read receipts of others as well. Also note that read receipts are always sent for group chats.
5. How to Hide WhatsApp About Lines
If you want to hide WhatsApp about lines, then follow the steps mentioned below.
1. Open WhatsApp app in your phone and tap on three dots on the top right corner. Tap on Settings, then tap on Account and finally on Privacy.
2. Once here, then tap on About option.
3. Here you can select one of the three options.
- Everyone– To show your WhatsApp about lines to every WhatsApp user.
- My Contacts – To show your WhatsApp about lines to your contacts in your contacts list of mobile phone.
- Nobody – If this option is selected then no one will be able to see your WhatsApp about lines.
6. How to Enable WhatsApp Disappearing Messages
If you want that your message in all chats or chats with specific persons should be deleted after some specific time set by you, then follow the steps mentioned below.
1. Open WhatsApp app in your phone and tap on three dots on the top right corner. Tap on Settings, then tap on Account and finally on Privacy.
2. Locate the Disappearing Messages section and tap on Default Message Timer.
3. You can select time here and messages in all new chats will disappear after the set time duration which can be 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days.
Kindly remember that the messages sent before setting disappearing messages time will remain there in chats. However, any messages sent after these settings will disappear as per the set time duration.
7. How to Control Who Can Add You to a WhatsApp Group
By default anyone who has your WhatsApp contact number can add you to any WhatsApp group. However, if you want to control about who can add you to a WhatsApp group, then follow the below-mentioned steps.
1. Open WhatsApp app in your phone and tap on three dots on the top right corner. Tap on Settings, then tap on Account and finally on Privacy.
2. Here, tap on Groups.
3. Here you will see three options.
- Everyone– This option is selected by default. It allows every WhatsApp user to add you to a group.
- My Contacts – If this option is selected, then it allows only contacts in your mobile phone to add you to WhatsApp groups.
- My Contacts Except – If this option is selected, then you can select people from your mobile contact list that should not be able to add you to a WhatsApp group. Once you are done with the selection, tap on the round green tick button on bottom right side.
Once you are done with the selection of the option, tap on Done button.
Kindly note that admins of groups who are unable to add you in their WhatsApp groups, can still send you invitation in the private chat.
8. How to Stop Sharing Live Locations with Multiple Contacts in WhatsApp
There may be a situation where you have shared your live location on WhatsApp with one or multiple contacts. If you want to know at once that to how many people you have shared your location or if you want to stop sharing location with multiple contacts at once, then follow the below-mentioned steps.
1. Open WhatsApp app in your phone and tap on three dots on the top right corner. Tap on Settings, then tap on Account and finally on Privacy.
2. Tap on Live Location.
3. Here you can see all the contacts to whom with you have shared your live location. Tap on Stop Sharing button to stop sharing your location with all contacts in the list here.
9. How to Unblock Someone on WhatsApp
You might have blocked people on WhatsApp for many reasons. However, there comes a time when you may want to unblock someone on WhatsApp. If this is the case with you, follow the steps mentioned below.
1. Open WhatsApp app in your phone and tap on three dots on the top right corner. Tap on Settings, then tap on Account and finally on Privacy.
2. Here, tap on Blocked Contacts.
3. Locate the contact you want to unblock and tap on it.
4. An option will popup to unblock the contact. Tap on the option and the contact will be unblocked from your WhatsApp account.
10. How to Enable WhatsApp Fingerprint Lock
If you want to add an extra layer of security on your WhatsApp, then you can enable WhatsApp fingerprint lock. This means that even if you have unlocked your phone but still you need to unlock WhatsApp on your mobile phone by using fingerprints.
1. Open WhatsApp app in your phone and tap on three dots on the top right corner. Tap on Settings, then tap on Account and finally on Privacy.
2. Tap on Fingerprint Lock.
3. By default, this option is disabled. Tap on the radio button to enable it and confirm your fingerprints.
Kindly remember that to enable WhatsApp fingerprint lock option, you need to first setup fingerprint locking on your phone.
Conclusion
In this article “10 Best WhatsApp Privacy Tips and Tricks that Everyone Should Know”, we have covered all the WhatsApp privacy options that you should know in order to control your privacy on WhatsApp. If you like this article or if this was helpful for you then kindly share it with your family and friends. For more informative and amazing content, go through our website inffotech.com
