You can now block unwanted contacts and messages in WhatsApp directly from the lock screen, without having to launch the application.
Just like SMS, spam can plague a messaging service like WhatsApp. As long as certain malicious users have your phone number, you can quickly find yourself in spam messages and phishing attempts.
The Meta application has just deployed a feature that allows you to very quickly block these messages and contacts with questionable intentions.
Quickly block a contact from the lock screen
WhatsApp is for many users their primary messaging app, but also the app where spam becomes progressively more prevalent if your number falls into the wrong hands.
In a recent update, the application will allow you to block a user directly from a message notification displayed on your lock screen. Previously, it was necessary to launch the discussion within WhatsApp to carry out such manipulation.
In addition, it is now possible to report the contact if the messages appear to be a scam or a phishing attempt. WhatsApp will then receive the last 5 messages which will then be able to ban the user from its platform.
And as Android Police points out, this could make it possible to perfect a possible automatic protection system that we imagine improved by AI, knowing Meta. Enough to catch up on Google Messages at this level.
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