Enhance your privacy on WhatsApp with these settings

Enhance your privacy on WhatsApp with these settings. Learn to manage who sees your information and keep your chats, presence, status, and profile photo private.

Changing the first two settings will make you appear offline on WhatsApp – even when you're online.

The steps on this page work for all Android phones and tablets, such as Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, OnePlus, Motorola, Xiaomi, Nokia, Oppo, and other Android smartphones and tablets.

How to hide your 'last seen' and 'online' statuses on WhatsApp

The 'last seen' and 'online' statuses tell you the last time your contacts used WhatsApp or if they're online.

  1. Tap the three-dot menu icon located in the top right corner.
    WhatsApp menu button
  2. Tap Settings.
    Open WhatsApp settings
  3. Tap Privacy.
    Open WhatsApp privacy settings
  4. Tap Last seen and online.
    Open WhatsApp last seen and online settings
  5. Under 'Who can see my last seen', you select Nobody.
    Hide last seen status on WhatsApp
  6. Under 'Who can see when I'm online', you select Same as last seen.
    Hide online status on WhatsApp

Your 'last seen' and 'online' statuses are now hidden.

How to disable read receipts on WhatsApp

Check marks will appear next to each message you send. The double blue check marks mean that the recipient has read your message.

  1. Tap the three-dot menu icon located in the top right corner.
    WhatsApp menu button
  2. Tap Settings.
    Open WhatsApp settings
  3. Tap Privacy.
    Open WhatsApp privacy settings
  4. Tap the toggle button next to Read receipts to turn it off.
    Disable read receipts on WhatsApp on Android

Read receipts (blue check marks) are now disabled.

How to hide your WhatsApp profile photo from some contacts

  1. Tap the three-dot menu icon located in the top right corner.
    WhatsApp menu button
  2. Tap Settings.
    Open WhatsApp settings
  3. Tap Privacy.
    Open WhatsApp privacy settings
  4. Tap Profile photo.
    WhatsApp profile photo privacy settings
  5. Select My contacts except....
    WhatsApp profile photo privacy settings
  6. Select the contacts for whom you want to hide your profile photo.
    Hide WhatsApp profile photo from some contacts
  7. Tap the button with the checkmark in the bottom right corner.
    Hide WhatsApp profile photo from some contacts

Your profile photo is now hidden from the selected contacts.

How to hide your WhatsApp status (story) from some contacts

  1. Tap Updates at the bottom.
    WhatsApp status updates
  2. Tap the three-dot menu icon located in the top right corner.
    WhatsApp status updates menu button
  3. Tap Status privacy.
    Open WhatsApp status privacy settings
  4. Select My contacts except....
    Hide WhatsApp status from some contacts
  5. Tap 0 excluded.
    Hide WhatsApp status from some contacts
  6. Select the contacts for whom you want to hide your status.
    Hide WhatsApp status from some contacts
  7. Tap the button with the checkmark in the bottom right corner.
    Hide WhatsApp status from some contacts

Your status updates (stories) are now hidden from the selected contacts.

How to make WhatsApp delete messages automatically after 24 hours or 7 days

You can make WhatsApp delete messages automatically after 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days after they're sent unless that message is kept. The duration you choose only affects new messages in the chat, not messages you've already sent or received.

These two tutorials will show you how to make messages disappear after 24 hours or 7 days for all contacts and for a single contact.

How to make WhatsApp messages disappear after 24 hours or 7 days for all contacts

  1. Tap the three-dot menu icon located in the top right corner.
    WhatsApp menu button
  2. Tap Settings.
    Open WhatsApp settings
  3. Tap Privacy.
    Open WhatsApp privacy settings
  4. Tap Default message timer at 'Disappearing messages'.
    WhatsApp Disappearing messages setting
  5. Select 24 hours or 7 days.
    How to make WhatsApp chats disappear after 24 hours or 7 days

Your messages will now disappear after 24 hours or 7 days (depending on your setting), unless you or someone else chooses to keep a message.

How to make WhatsApp messages disappear after 24 hours or 7 days for a single contact

  1. Open a chat with the contact.
  2. Tap the three-dot menu icon located in the top right corner.
    WhatsApp chat menu button
  3. Tap Disappearing messages.
    WhatsApp Disappearing messages setting for one chat
  4. Select 24 hours or 7 days.
    How to make WhatsApp chats disappear after 24 hours or 7 days

Your messages will now disappear after 24 hours or 7 days (depending on your setting), unless you or your contact chooses to keep a message.

How to silence (mute) calls from unknown numbers on WhatsApp

  1. Tap the three-dot menu icon located in the top right corner.
    WhatsApp menu button
  2. Tap Settings.
    Open WhatsApp settings
  3. Tap Privacy.
    Open WhatsApp privacy settings
  4. Tap Calls.
    Open WhatsApp calls settings
  5. Turn the Silence unknown callers option to turn it on.
    Silence unknown callers on WhatsApp
    Silence unknown callers on WhatsApp

You will still see silenced calls from unknown numbers in the 'Calls' tab and your notifications, but your phone won't ring.


Author: EasyTech


Category: Android


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References:

https://faq.whatsapp.com/3307102709559968/?cms_platform=android

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https://faq.whatsapp.com/419827870318306/?cms_platform=android

https://faq.whatsapp.com/1238612517047244/?cms_platform=android

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