As WhatsApp has become an integral part of our lives, the world’s most popular messaging platform has also attracted widespread scams and fraudulent activities on the platform. Scamsters try to gain unauthorized access to user accounts. To enhance security, WhatsApp is offering two-step verification. Although many users are unaware of this and do not use this feature. WhatsApp users often give their six-digit two-factor passcode to scammers and fraudsters.
According to a report by WABetainfo, WhatsApp Developing a new feature called Login Approval Hints. The purpose of this feature is to make the messaging platform more secure. The report claims that the upcoming feature is still under development. There is no information yet about when the new feature was launched.
It is believed that WhatsApp upcoming feature Will reach its beta channel on Play Store before public rollout. As per the report, this upcoming feature of WhatsApp will feature a login prompt on existing devices when users try to move their WhatsApp account to a new device. Furthermore, users only have to accept the request to initiate any kind of process for device transfer.
Additionally, if a scammer attempts to access a WhatsApp account from a new device, the account holder will have the option of such denial. Danger! Demand. The report also claims that the login prompt window is expected to show other important details such as time and device details from which the request has been sent.
Reportedly, it has also been suggested that the device login approval window may eventually replace WhatsApp’s current SMS-based login process. Currently, the SMS-based login process should be used by users as a safety net when they do not have access to their existing devices. It is also believed that the messaging platform will integrate this feature with its upcoming Karuna Mode, which will allow users to access their accounts on secondary devices such as tablets or phones.
According to the report, other meta-owned platforms such as Instagram and Facebook have already come up with a similar feature to prevent scams and frauds.
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