WhatsApp calls are among the most loved features on Meta’s messaging app. The company therefore takes the trouble to continually enhance this function with small practical options. So, a very security-focused setting might be coming soon to give more credence to the privacy protection policy put in place on the app.

In the new beta deployed by WhatsApp, participants have seen the arrival of a new option for voice calls. Indeed, the application finally gives users the opportunity to hide their IP addresses during communication sessions. Specifically, enabling this setting will prevent anyone from locating or identifying the phone. Since IP addresses are like DNA references for electronic devices, hiding them can prevent any form of tracing.

In addition, it should be noted that users will have the choice of whether or not to use this new option which can be activated in the call settings. Thus, WhatsApp will forward your calls to many servers with a mode of operation identical to that of VPNs. However, this option may impact call quality due to transit through intermediate servers. Meta has published a warning on the subject, so it will be up to you to choose between security and clear calls.

Remember that an essential security feature had already been added during the year, again at the call level. These include blocking calls from unknown numbers. Above all, this option makes it possible to silence these types of unwanted calls without disturbing the user’s experience. The feature is also in the same category as IP address protection as can be seen in the image below. whatsapp calls ip doingbuzz 2