WhatsApp will silence calls from unknown numbers

May 5. (Portaltic/EP) –

WhatsApp is preparing a privacy feature that will allow users to silence calls they receive from unknown numbers, in order to prevent spam-type communications.

The possibility of silence the calls from strangers It is a function that has been in development for several months, as the specialized WABEtainfo portal already anticipated in March, although it was now when setting has appeared for Android beta users.

Specifically, it is available in the beta version 2.23.10.7 for Android, and it contains the new section on privacy settingsunder the name: ‘mute unknown calls’.

As your description explains, if enabled -because it is optional-, incoming calls that come from a number that the user has not registered will be automatically silenced, although they will continue to appear in the list of calls and in the notifications.

The measure is intended to avoid ‘spam’ type communicationswho can call at any time and for no real reason, not only for promotional but also for fraudulent purposes.