WhatsApp Will Entirely Protect The Confidentiality Of Your Phone Number In Group Discussions

In WhatsApp communities, your phone number is often kept private, but if you reply to messages, there’s still a chance you’ll reveal it. Thankfully, that issue might not persist for too much longer as a credible source has learned that WhatsApp is broadly testing a “phone number privacy” function with beta users. If you enable it, only people who have saved you as a contact and community administrators will be able to see your phone number.

The option has been under limited testing for months, but it now looks to be spreading out extensively to beta users who have installed the most recent Android and iOS updates. The change should eventually reach additional people and groups, according to the source.

In some instances, the inclusion could be essential for privacy. You can now engage completely in the community announcement group without worrying that you’ll disclose your phone number. Unless you agree to a request to provide your contact information, creeps and would-be scammers are unable to call or text you. Your comfort level with using communities may increase as a result.

In the past several weeks, WhatsApp has added a variety of privacy features, such as locked chats, automatic caller ID silence, and settings reviews. In line with such an approach, phone number privacy is an additional measure to prevent unintentionally disclosing sensitive data to third parties.