WhatsApp will not block users of WhatsApp+ for life
For a couple of months now WhatsApp has decided to put its cards on the table and end all unofficial applications that are They took advantage of their service to offer advantageous features to the users who used them. Tools like WhatsApp+ or WhatsApp MD had gotten a few thousands of followers, although they were surprised to be blocked for 24 hours from sending messages for using these same applications.Now it is known that, despite the information circulating on the Internet after this event, WhatsApp will not prohibit its operation for life to those who continue betting onunofficial applications
These unofficial messaging tools won many over with options like customizing chat windows, introducing more icons or even with settings such as hiding the double check or the last hour before the application of WhatsApp did it. Something that those responsible for this messaging application did not like at all, who allege that for reasons of security and privacy they have decided to block its operation. And it is that, without having access to the code of these tools cannot ensure that their creators do not obtain user data or simply that they do not have any bug or vulnerability that can be used against youSomething that has already happened with other applications such as Snapchat, collecting thousands of user photos that they were supposed to be ephemeral.
That is why it started showing lock screens to the users of these unofficial applications from January of this year. A screen warning that their access to the WhatsApp service was prohibited for a period of 24 hoursHowever, the information that followed, based on the company's terms of use, spoke of the possibility of being blocked for life if these tools continued to be usedSomething that was aggravated when discovering that, after several warnings, the 24-hour counter effectively disappeared from the screen.
However, according to statements by a spokesperson for WhatsApp to the media outlet TechCrunch , "If a user continues to use WhatsApp+, they will continue to be banned until they stop using it.But there is no ban for life” Thus, even if the warnings and notifications of blocking continue, and even the counter for 24 hours of blocking disappears , the user can choose to uninstall these unofficial tools and switch to the genuine WhatsApp, where the service is restored even ifIt may take several days But with the confirmation of never losing access to this service.
In short, something that will help users lose their fear of using unofficial applications, knowing that they will always have the option to return to WhatsApp if they are blocked. Of course, it must be taken into account that it may take a couple of days until the transit of messages is reactivated. And it seems that the best option continues to be the official application, despite presenting deficiencies in the visual aspect and customization , as well as in the management of a few other functions.Questions that WhatsApp+ did offer, although now under the risk of veto
