WhatsApp has introduced a new privacy feature called Advanced Chat Privacy, designed to enhance the security of your conversations, particularly in group chats where participants may not know each other well. This feature adds an extra layer of protection by restricting certain actions that could compromise the confidentiality of your messages.
🔐 What Does Advanced Chat Privacy Do?
When enabled, this feature prevents:
- Exporting Chats: Participants cannot export the chat history to external apps like email or notes.
- Auto-Downloading Media: Shared photos and videos won’t be automatically saved to participants’ devices.
- Using Messages for AI Features: Messages cannot be used in Meta AI tools for generating images or answering questions based on chat content.
However, it’s important to note that this feature does not block users from taking screenshots or manually downloading media. WhatsApp has indicated that additional protections may be introduced in future updates.
✅ How to Enable Advanced Chat Privacy
To activate this feature:
- Open the desired chat (individual or group).
- Tap the chat name at the top of the screen.
- Scroll down and select Advanced Chat Privacy.
- Toggle the feature on.
Once enabled, the restrictions apply to all participants in that conversation. WhatsApp will notify everyone in the chat when the setting is changed, ensuring transparency.
🧠 Why Use This Feature?
Advanced Chat Privacy is particularly useful in scenarios where sensitive information is shared, such as:
- Health support groups
- Community organizing discussions
- Work-related collaborations with external contacts
By limiting the ways content can be shared or saved, this feature helps ensure that your conversations remain private and secure.
📲 Availability
The Advanced Chat Privacy feature is being rolled out to all users with the latest version of WhatsApp on both iOS and Android platforms. If you don’t see this option yet, ensure your app is updated to the most recent version.
For more information, you can visit WhatsApp’s official blog post: WhatsApp.com