Secure by design
To keep you safe, we've designed a messaging and calling experience with world-class security, built innovative tools to put you in control, and we’re there to support you when you need it.
Built-in layers of security give you the peace of mind to focus on connecting with family and friends.
Default privacy
No one can search for your phone number or read your personal messages.
Automatic
spam detection
We catch and remove most spam and scam accounts before they can even reach you or before anyone reports them.
Proactive
security alerts
We prompt you to verify your identity if we detect any suspicious or unauthorized attempts to take over your account.
Take control of your experience
Check out these easy steps that will add additional layers of protection to prevent hackers and scammers from stealing your account and data.
Enable two-step verification
Set up a secret pin and never share it with anyone to prevent someone from stealing your account.
Always use the official WhatsApp
Using fake versions of WhatsApp poses serious privacy and security risks to your account and data.
Keep your groups safe
Control who can add you to groups and who can join your groups, and remove members or messages when needed.
Learn to spot scams
Get to know common scams and actions you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones.
We anticipate and adapt to new risks and provide you with tools to support you when you need it.
Report problematic behavior
Reporting messages, people or businesses helps us keep WhatsApp safe for everyone. Don’t worry, we won’t tell the sender.
Block unwanted contact
If someone you don’t want to chat with is messaging you, simply block them and we’ll make sure you no longer receive their messages or calls.
Recover your account
If you’ve lost access to your account, re-register your phone number. Past conversations are safe on your phone and cannot be read by any one trying to access your account.
New Privacy Settings for Groups
WhatsApp groups continue to connect family, friends, coworkers, classmates, and more. As people turn to groups for important conversations, users have asked for more control over their experience. Today, we're introducing a new privacy setting and invite system to help you decide who can add you to groups.
More Control and Privacy with Default Disappearing Messages and Multiple Durations
Our mission is to connect the world privately. As more of our conversations move from face-to-face to digital, we acknowledge there is a certain magic in just sitting down with someone in-person, sharing your thoughts in confidence, knowing you are both connecting in private and in that moment. The freedom to be honest and vulnerable, knowing that conversation isn’t being recorded and stored somewhere forever.
New Features for More Privacy, More Protection, More Control
At WhatsApp, Privacy is in our DNA, and we will never stop building new ways to protect your personal conversations. We believe messaging and calling should always be as private and secure as having face-to-face conversations. Kind of like if two people were talking and no one else was around.
New Security Features: Account Protect, Device Verification, Automatic Security Codes
We believe messages should be private and secure. End-to-end encryption is the foundation, and we'll always build new features to provide extra layers of privacy.
