WhatsApp Adds Enhanced Privacy Features for Chats and Calls#
May 20, 2025
WhatsApp has released expanded privacy features for chats and calls, giving users more control over their information. You can now prevent chat history from being exported, media from being downloaded, and messages from being used to interact with Meta AI.
1. What does this mean?#
This new feature provides an additional layer of privacy beyond the standard end-to-end encryption. It limits how information is shared outside the app.
What can be blocked?#
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Chat export. Prevent other users from exporting your chat history
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Automatic media download. Disable automatic saving of photos and videos to other users' devices
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Use messages for AI. Prevent your messages from being used to interact with Meta AI
2. How does it work?#
The feature is available for both one-on-one and group chats. To enable it, open a chat, tap the chat name at the top, and select Advanced privacy settings. WhatsApp will automatically send a system message to the chat to notify all participants of the privacy settings change.
What it does?#
This feature is especially useful in group chats where participants may not know each other well but need to share sensitive information (such as health discussion groups or local community groups). By limiting the use of chat content, participants can communicate with greater confidence, knowing that their information will not be misused.
3. Prospects and Availability#
WhatsApp confirmed, that this is just the first version of the feature, and plans to expand it with new features to further strengthen user privacy. While forwarding messages and taking screenshots are still allowed, the focus is on protecting the overall context of the entire conversation rather than completely restricting individual actions.
The expanded privacy settings for chats and calls are already available to some users who have installed the latest version of WhatsApp for Android from the Google Play Store and WhatsApp for iOS from the App Store, and will be rolling out to more accounts in the coming weeks.
4. Conclusion#
WhatsApp continues to work to improve user privacy and security. Advanced privacy settings for chats and calls are another important step in this direction. Use this feature to protect your personal information and communicate with more confidence.
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