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WhatsApp Tests New Safety Warning for Unofficial Web Clients

Summary by PhoneWorld
Copyright protected content copied from PhoneWorld website. WhatsApp is working on a new safety warning that could help users identify unofficial WhatsApp Web clients. The warning is currently being tested on Android and is designed to alert users when their account is connected through a third-party Web client. The new warning appears in the Linked devices section of WhatsApp. This is the … The post WhatsApp Tests New Safety Warning for Unoffic…
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WhatsApp is developing a warning for the Android version that will signal users the use of unofficial web clients or browser extensions.

After Whatsapp users should be spyed on via a fake web client in the spring, Meta now reacts with the test of a new security function. In the future, users should:inside receive a corresponding warning.read more on t3n.de

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WABetaInfo broke the news on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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