WhatsApp: what is the ‘full control’ tool and how does it work?

The instant messaging application has been advancing innovations to strengthen the security and privacy options offered to its users. Now, Meta, the company that owns WhatsAppworks on a new tool called ‘Full Control’.

It is expected that this new option will be introduced progressively in the three versions of WhatsApp; the mobile application, browsers (WhatsApp Web) and the native program for computers (WhatsApp Desktop). This latest presentation of the application will be the first to have the new tool.

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‘Total control’ will be like a lock screen for WhatsApp Desktop on computers that can be accessed with a previously created password and thus take care of the privacy of the application users’ chats.

It is worth clarifying that this new development is important for this version of the application because WhatsApp Desktop and Web can work independently of the cell phone when using multi-device mode.

Likewise, this new ‘Total Control’ tool can be activated at will by the user, who, if they forget the password, just log out of WhatsApp Desktop and scan the QR code again from their cell phone.

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Source: Elcomercio

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