WhatsApp offers several in-app privacy settings
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 7:23 am
to give users some control over their visibility and data:
Privacy Settings: Users can control who can see their "Last Seen," "Online" status, profile photo, "About" information, and Status updates (Everyone, My Contacts, My Contacts Except..., Nobody). They can also disable read recei
pts.
Group Controls: Users can control who can add them to groups.
Disappearing Messages: Users can set messages to automatically disappear after 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days. This applies to content on both the sender's and recipient's devices (with caveats for screenshots or forwards).
View Once Media: Photos and videos sent with this feature disappear netherlands phone number list after being opened once.
Chat Lock: Allows users to move specific chats into a password-protected folder.
Silence Unknown Callers: Automatically mutes calls from numbers not in your contacts.
Accounts Center: Users can manage whether their WhatsApp account is linked to other Meta accounts, controlling certain cross-app experiences and associated data sharing.
Request Account Info: Users can request a report of their WhatsApp account information, which includes account details, device information, settings, and some contact information (but not message content due to E2EE).
Delete My Account: This action initiates the deletion of a user's account and associated data from WhatsApp's servers.
Privacy Settings: Users can control who can see their "Last Seen," "Online" status, profile photo, "About" information, and Status updates (Everyone, My Contacts, My Contacts Except..., Nobody). They can also disable read recei
pts.
Group Controls: Users can control who can add them to groups.
Disappearing Messages: Users can set messages to automatically disappear after 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days. This applies to content on both the sender's and recipient's devices (with caveats for screenshots or forwards).
View Once Media: Photos and videos sent with this feature disappear netherlands phone number list after being opened once.
Chat Lock: Allows users to move specific chats into a password-protected folder.
Silence Unknown Callers: Automatically mutes calls from numbers not in your contacts.
Accounts Center: Users can manage whether their WhatsApp account is linked to other Meta accounts, controlling certain cross-app experiences and associated data sharing.
Request Account Info: Users can request a report of their WhatsApp account information, which includes account details, device information, settings, and some contact information (but not message content due to E2EE).
Delete My Account: This action initiates the deletion of a user's account and associated data from WhatsApp's servers.