

In 2019 we added new controls for those who wanted to set limits on who could add them to groups. WhatsApp confirmed to me that the viral warnings are indeed two-years out of date, telling me “there has been no change to our settings.

That’s the really important WhatsApp news this month-but worth checking those privacy settings anyway. If you haven't accepted the new terms, then pretty soon your account will be restricted, and a “short time” later you will not be able to call or message. Meanwhile, the much more significant change is the terms of service update. MORE FROM FORBES Is WhatsApp Really 'Lying' To You-Is This A Reason To Quit? By null You can find full details of how to make your app as safe as possible here. 1st, 2021 it does not mean that the app will stop working on the devices, the app will. This is just one of the critical privacy and settings you should change in WhatsApp. Other than this, you will need to get a new smartphone if you want to receive WhatsApp updates. If you had already changed it and find that it’s changed back, please let me know. But, while this alert is likely misleading, you should change that setting.

So fingers crossed it won't take long.I have checked WhatsApp on an iPhone and Android device, both with the latest update, and there was no forced change to this setting. Go to the screen where WhatsApp is located. Finally got a message back yesterday "We're aware of the issue and are working on fixing it in a future update of WhatsApp.". If it is just a minor app issue, then resetting WhatsApp will be enough to make things work perfectly again. Eventually I tried to explain it wasn't just me and sent screenshots (with all the names blanked out) from this forum and the Playstore listing with people reporting the same problem. Go to Settings > WhatsApp > Notifications on iPhone or Application manager > WhatsApp > Notifications on Android. We had further back and forth resulting in them telling me to restart my phone to fix it. So to illustrate what I meant I sent them a video - it was scrambled (you have to use WhatsApp to chat to their support). At first they denied knowing anything about it and told me to send them a video of what happened so I tried to explain that's the problem, I can't as it'll be unviewable (I have both issues - some have a green line, some are just scrambled - I've have instances of both).

So, after backwards and forwards with WhatsApp about the video sending bug (affecting those who have updated to Android 12 and OneUI 4.0) they have finally acknowledged the bug and said they are working on a fix for a future update.
