WhatsApp, the world’s largest and most used instant messaging platform, is introducing new features to make its service even better. WhatsApp, which has more than 3.5 billion users, is extremely popular not only for messaging but also for voice calling and video calling.
As per reports, WhatsApp is preparing to bring a new feature that will be specifically for video calling. This feature aims to increase the security of the users and protect them from scammers and fraud. The cases of cyber crimes and online scams have also increased in the digital world. These days, many scams and fraud cases have come to light on WhatsApp, which the company has taken seriously. Under this, now WhatsApp is going to launch a new feature, which will provide security to users, especially during video calls.
WhatsApp's new video call feature
Until now, whenever a video call came on WhatsApp, the smartphone's camera was turned on by default, and the user had no option to turn it off. In such a situation, the privacy of the users could be at risk, and there is no way to avoid unwanted video calls.
But now, WhatsApp is going to introduce a new feature, under which users will be able to turn off the camera while receiving a video call. Under this feature, when a users receive a video call, a button named ‘Accept without video’ will appear on the screen. By clicking on this button, the users' video callwill be received, but their camera will remain off. However, this does not mean the other person will not know that the camera is off.
The user will be able to see that the video of your camera is off while receiving the call. This feature is specially designed to avoid scammers and fraud, so users can receive calls without losing their privacy.
How will this feature protect you from scams ?
Due to the increasing influence of the Internet and social media, cases of scams and fraud are constantly increasing. In particular, cases of fraud through video calling have increased rapidly. Scammers often cheat people during video calls, putting their privacy at risk. With this new feature, users will get the option to keep the camera off while receiving a video call, which will protect them from unwanted calls. This feature will also provide security to users when they are receiving a video call from an unknown person.
When will the new feature be available?
This new feature of WhatsApp will be available to users soon. Currently, this feature is in the testing phase, and it will be gradually rolled out to the users. It will make the WhatsApp video calling experience even safer and better.