Disabling link previews in WhatsApp#
September 09, 2024 г.
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps. The development team is constantly working to improve the security and privacy of WhatsApp users and offers new settings for them. The latest update includes a new feature to disable link previews.
- What is link preview
- How will this affect security
- Disabling Link Preview in WhatsApp
- The result of this setting
- Conclusion
1. What is link previews#
Link Preview is a feature enabled by default that shows a short summary of the web page the sent link refers to in the WhatsApp chat window. While this is often a convenient and useful feature, in some cases it can compromise the user's privacy. This happens if third parties see sensitive information in the content of the links.
2. How will this affect security#
As noted, when a user pastes a link into a chat, WhatsApp creates a preview window for it by default. The window includes the title of the web page with a short description, as well as a thumbnail image.
Now that previews can be disabled, the user does not have to worry about disclosing information contained in the preview.
3. Disabling Link Preview in WhatsApp#
This feature is available in both the app and the web version of WhatsApp. In the mobile app, you can find it by going to Settings -> Privacy -> Advanced -> Disable link previews.
4. The result of this setting#
Enabling this feature will prevent links inserted into your posts from showing a preview. However, it will not disable previews for received links sent by other users.
5. Conclusion#
The option to disable link previews in WhatsApp is useful for those who want to improve their privacy online. It will help protect user data from unwanted access and reduce the risk of being phishing.