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WhatsApp has added to its latest version of iOS (2.19.120) the ability to prevent people from adding us to a group without our consent. This is a long-awaited feature, especially for those who are tired of getting into crowded conversations, with the inconvenience of receiving notifications every x minutes. To To enjoy this feature, you just have to download the new version, available through the App Store.
As we explained, to date anyone could add us to a group on WhatsApp, even if we didn't have it in our contacts.The truth is that with version 2.19.120 a range of possibilities opens up, having as a common denominator the option of preventing anyone from adding us to a group. De In this way, we can choose if we want only some of our contacts to be added to a group, all of them (as was the case until now), or specific contacts that you can select yourself.
How to avoid being added to a group
Once version 2.19.120 of WhastApp for iOS has been downloaded enter the section Account, Privacy, Groups. When this page opens section you will see that the three options that we discussed in the lines above appear. Select the one that interests you the most: All, My contacts or My contacts except…
As you can see there is no option that is None.This means that you will not have the ability to prevent anyone from adding you to a group. What you can do is choose My contacts except… and select all those in your phonebook to prevent someone from introducing you to one Click on Select all to do so faster, especially if you have a long list of contacts.
Other functions of the new version of WhatsApp
Version 2.19.120 of WhastApp for iOS has not only arrived with the function to prevent anyone from adding us to a group, Other new features have also been introducedthat we summarize below.
- Added support for call waiting function. In this way, you can accept WhatsApp calls when you are on another call.
- The layout of the chat screen has been updated to make it easier to find messages.
- Now using VoiceOver mode you can send messages directly from the Braille keyboard.
