It’s setting this PIN themselves, if you haven’t done so, that allows an attacker to make it more difficult for you to restore WhatsApp.Īnd finally, we come to the biggest hole in WhatsApp’s privacy-backups. Without this, an attacker can’t hijack your account, even if they get hold of that SMS code. All you need to do is add a PIN number in your app. And if the attacker adds extra security to your account, security you should have added yourself, then you can be without WhatsApp for a week or longer.
You will get your account back-but it will take time. As soon as you do, you lose your account. You then get a text with a six-digit code and they use the already hijacked account of one of your friends to message you and ask for the code, which they say was meant for them.
#WHATSAPP NEWS INSTALL#
They install WhatsApp and enter your phone number on their device. The hack works by tricking you into sharing the SMS message WhatsApp sends you when you activate your account on a new phone. And although an attacker taking over your account will not have access to your past message history, they will receive all messages sent to you while they control your account, and they will see your contacts in each of your groups and in any new messages received. Your biggest risk on WhatsApp is getting your account hijacked-this is an ongoing scourge that impacts a frightening number of people every week. Unlike the new terms of service change, these also put your actual message content at risk. Much more importantly, there are two further settings that really do put your privacy at risk and which you should change. You won’t be able to use WhatsApp on these Sony Xperia smartphones - Sony Xperia Miro, Sony Xperia Neo L, Xperia Arc S.Do not autosave images to your phone WhatsApp/iOS
#WHATSAPP NEWS UPGRADE#
You need to upgrade your device if you own any of these Huawei smartphones, Huawei Ascend G740, Ascend Mate, Ascend D Quad XL, Ascend D1 Quad XL, Ascend P1 S, and Ascend D2. These include, the ZTE Grand S Flex, ZTE V956, Grand X Quad V987 and Grand Memo. If you own any of these ZTE devices, you won’t be able to use the WhatsApp messenger. You won’t be able to use WhatsApp on these LG devices - LG Lucid 2, Optimus F7, Optimus F5, Optimus 元 II Dual, Optimus F5, Optimus L5, Optimus L5 II, Optimus L5 Dual, Optimus 元 II, Optimus L7, Optimus L7 II Dual, Optimus L7 II, Optimus F6, Enact, Optimus L4 II Dual, Optimus F3, Optimus L4 II, Optimus L2 II, Optimus Nitro HD and 4X HD, and Optimus F3Q. The list of devices from Samsung that won’t support WhatsApp include Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite, Galaxy Trend II, Galaxy SII, Galaxy S3 mini, Galaxy Xcover 2, Galaxy Core and Galaxy Ace 2. iPhone 5 and newer can also be upgraded to iOS 10 and are compatible with WhatsApp’s current requirements. With Apple slated to release iOS 15, iPhones starting with iPhone 6s or newer will receive the latest version of iOS. Here are all the devices WhatsApp will stop working on from November 1. If you own any of these devices, it’s time you upgrade it to keep using WhatsApp. It is highly unlikely that you still own any of these devices since most of them are at least 10 years old.
But there are some devices that will not support any further updates and WhatsApp won’t be compatible with them.
#WHATSAPP NEWS UPDATE#
If you are using an older version of Android or iOS, you can update it to the latest version easily. If you wish to check the operating system version that your phone is running on, you can visit the ‘Settings’ on your device and tap ‘About Phone’ to find out.
Starting from November 1, WhatsApp will only be compatible with devices running on Android OS 4.1 and above, iOS 10 and above or phones running on KaiOS 2.5.1 or above, which include the JioPhone and JioPhone 2.
#WHATSAPP NEWS SOFTWARE#
The Facebook-owned messaging app keeps updating its software requirements regularly and shares it on its WhatsApp will stop working on some Android and iOS devices from November 1.
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