WhatsApp It is still the most popular instant messaging app in the world. But there are those who argue that its popularity and functionality are obvious. Threat to privacyor simply want to have impromptu conversations, which are not memorized and saved.
Is there a way to activate what might be called “Incognito mode in WhatsApp“, which takes privacy in the messaging app to very high levels, to the maximum possible extent.
How to activate incognito mode in WhatsApp
To achieve greater privacy when using WhatsApp, you must follow the following steps:
- Go to the application menu and select the “Settings” option;
- Access the “Privacy” section;
- Once you open the section, you will find several options that you can change based on your privacy concerns.
Privacy settings in WhatsApp
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Last seen online
Here you can choose who can see when you were last online. You can set the app so that only your contacts know or only some of them.
Similarly, you can also turn off the option completely and not let anyone know when was the last time you used WhatsApp.
personal picture
You can also modify your WhatsApp app to restrict who can see your profile picture. You can give permission to your contacts, some of them, or none of them. The same option can be applied to your profile information.
state
If you’re not interested in everyone seeing what you post on your statuses, you can exclude who you want from that list. Likewise, you can also configure the app so that only a select group of people (that you decide) can see your posts.
Read receipts
If you don’t care about other people knowing when you’ve read their messages, you can turn off the double blue confirmation check. Keep in mind that by doing this, you won’t be able to see when others have read your messages.
fleeting messages
If you don’t want to store your chats indefinitely on your phone, or you’re worried about WhatsApp taking up too much space on your device’s memory, you can enable the “Temporary Messages” option.
This way, any new conversation you start (i.e. after configuring this option), will self-destruct after the time you set, which can be 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days.
Groups
If you are tired of being added to groups without your permission, with this option you can choose who can add you, whether it is all of your contacts or part of them.
Calls
You can silence calls from unknown numbers.
By adjusting these options, you can finally control the level of privacy you want on WhatsApp.
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