WhatsApp is planning to introduce some important changes when logging into an account. In particular, the company is now working on a new feature that adds an extra layer of security before logging into a WhatsApp account, for a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android and iOS!
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Name of the feature? | Double verification code |
| Status? | Under development |
| Availability? | WhatsApp is working on this feature in a future release of the app. |
| I've installed this update but I do not have this feature. Why? | This feature is under development so it is not ready to be released to the public, but you can discover a preview in this article. |
| Previous news? | WhatsApp is finally rolling out the ability to send documents up to 2GB in size to more users on WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.13.6, iOS, and Desktop! |
DOUBLE VERIFICATION CODE
WhatsApp keeps working on improving privacy and security in their application. After releasing the ability to customize our privacy settings by excluding some people from seeing our information and the extension Code Verify to check the integrity of the code of our WhatsApp Web version, the company is now developing another feature to improve user security on WhatsApp by asking for a double-verification code!
As we can see in this screenshot, we're trying to register our phone number on a different mobile phone. When the feature will be released to beta testers, any successful attempt to log into our WhatsApp account from another device requires an additional verification code to confirm. Why? Last year, we shared the real story behind stolen WhatsApp accounts: users literally gave away their 6-digit code because they were tricked by a fake or another stolen account. WhatsApp is now working on this feature to protect those users that may naively share their 6-digit code.
When the first attempt to log into a WhatsApp account is successful, another 6-digit code is needed to complete the process: in this case, another message is sent to the owner of the phone number to alert them about an attempt to log into their account. So people will be aware from WhatsApp that someone is trying to log into their account, and they will not share the second verification code to complete the process.
WhatsApp is the first instant messaging app that supports this feature and we think that the double verification code can really be a final solution to prevent accounts to be stolen when two-step verification is not enabled. Unfortunately, it is under development so, like any other feature listed on this website, we do not know when it will be released, but there will be an article when we have further information.
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