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How to protect your privacy during WhatsApp calls: A step-by-step guide

WhatsApp offers end-to-end encryption for messages, calls, images, and videos. It also protects your IP address during calls, prev... Read More
Protecting your privacy online is important in the digital age. Meta-owned WhatsApp is one of the most popular social messaging apps that is widely used for calls as well. The app offers end-to-end encryption for messages, calls, images and videos shared via it. During calls, WhatsApp also safeguards your IP address.

Your IP address can reveal your approximate location and could potentially expose you to security risks. This guide will walk you through simple yet effective methods to keep your IP address hidden while enjoying WhatsApp's calling features. Whether you're concerned about privacy, security, or just want to maintain anonymity, these steps will help you make your WhatsApp calls more secure.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to enable ‘Protect IP address’ on WhatsApp

On Android:Step 1- Open WhatsApp on your smartphone
Step 2- Tap on three dot icons to access settings
Step 3- Next, tap on Privacy
Step 4- Tap on Advanced
Step 5- Turn Protect IP address in calls

On iOS
Step 1- Open WhatsApp on your Apple iPhone
Step 2- Tap on the Settings icon
Step 3- Tap on Privacy and then tap on Advanced
Step 4 -Here, toggle on the Protect IP address in calls

As per a WhatsApp page, group calls are always relayed through WhatsApp’s servers by default. Calls relayed through WhatsApp servers are end-to-end encrypted.
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