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Message privately

Your privacy is our priority. With end-to-end encryption, you can be sure that your personal messages stay between you and who you send them to.

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Whether it's your confessions, your difficult debates, or your silly inside jokes, your conversations need to be protected

End-to-end encryption

Messages and calls stay between you. No one else can read or listen to them, not even WhatsApp.

Additional layers of privacy

Beyond end-to-end encryption, we add additional layers of protection to all of your conversations.

Control the privacy you need

You get to choose what you share, how you show up online, or who can talk to you.

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Chat lock

Password protect your most personal chats, so that no one using your phone can see them.

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Disappearing messages

With disappearing messages, you can control which messages stick around and for how long, by setting them up to disappear after you’ve sent them.

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Silence unknown callers

Screen out spam and unknown contacts from calling you, so you can focus on conversations that really matter to you.

Encrypted
backups

Keep your online backups private. Turn on encrypted backups to extend the security of end-to-end encryption to your messages saved in iCloud or Google Drive.

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Last seen
and online

Choose to be seen by only those you want. You can customize your privacy settings to choose who can see when you’re online, and when you last used WhatsApp.

Security
and safety

Protect your account from hackers and scammers
and stop unwanted chats.

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Privacy check up

Personalize your privacy settings with easy step-by-step guidance to the right level of protection for you.

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View once

Send photos and videos that disappear after they’re opened.

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Group privacy settings

You can choose who can add you to group chats.

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Profile photo privacy

Decide who can see your profile photo.

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Status privacy

Choose who can see your status updates.

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Face or Touch ID, and Fingerprint Lock

Lock your WhatsApp so only you can access it.

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Leave groups silently

Your group won’t get notified if you decide to exit the chat.

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