The evolution of WhatsApp is constant and impressive with the volume of news that the platform has received lately. Now, in a future update of the application, the objective is to strengthen the fight against the scourge of spam.
At issue is the ability to silence all incoming calls from unknown sources. With this option active, only incoming calls from your contact list will be able to sound an audible alert.
WhatsApp implements silencer calls from unknown contacts
As is recurring, the news was shared publicly by WABetaInfo. Always aware of WhatsApp news, this source now tells us what to expect from the reinforcement of the fight against spam developed by Meta.
This tool was discovered in the beta version of WhatsApp for Android. As can be seen in the shared image, the novelty is in the implementation of the possibility of silencing calls of unknown origin.
Its operation is quite simple. Anytime you are called by a number outside of your WhatsApp contact list, there will be no audible alert.
That call will still show up in your incoming call log, as well as in your notifications. That is, you’ll still know that call occurred, but you won’t be alerted immediately and audibly.
Meta’s main objective with the implementation of this new feature in WhatsApp is to protect its millions of daily users. This is one of the preferred methods for criminals to get close to people and try to steal sensitive information.
This is a very interesting novelty for the common user, but it may have some less positive effects for entrepreneurs. Those who publicly display their contact number in the hope that new customers will arrive.
In this scenario, muting unknown calls will prevent business owners from knowing when someone new calls them. In any case, they will know it whenever they check their call log or notifications.
We do not yet know when this news will be available to all WhatsApp users. For now, it is only visible in its beta version for Android.
