12 days until XMAS. Our Samsung Galaxy gift guide features smartphones and wearables.
Last updated: June 22nd, 2023 at 07:07 UTC+02:00
SamMobile has affiliate and sponsored partnerships, we may earn a commission.
Reading time: 2 minutes
Yesterday, WhatsApp announced that it is introducing newer privacy features and making the existing ones easier to use. When you activate the Silence Unknown Callers feature, you won't get active alerts if you receive a call on WhatsApp from a phone number that is now saved in your contacts list. Those calls will be silenced automatically, but they will be visible in your Recent Calls section. You can now access this feature on your Samsung phone.
WhatsApp has also introduced Privacy Checkup. It is a step-by-step process that takes you through all the privacy and security options available on Whatsapp. In this checkup tool, you can set who can message or call you, who can see your profile information (image, status updates, and online status), and add security features such as end-to-end encryption and chat lock.
Over the past few months, WhatsApp has added the ability to transfer data from Android to iOS and vice versa. It also released a feature that allows you to use the same WhatsApp number on multiple phones and tablets. It is also working on bringing the ability to share higher resolution images (more than 4K).
Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.
