How to do two-step verification on WhatsApp
The new two-step verification is optional. But perhaps your WhatsApp account is a feature you want to secure first. The company has assured that once two-step verification is enabled, WhatsApp will require a six-digit passcode created by the user to verify the phone number.
Currently, the two-step verification feature is available only for beta users. This feature can be released for general users in the coming weeks. Users using Android beta app version 2.16.341 or later can enable two-step verification. Users using Windows 10 Mobile beta app version 2.16.280 can also enable this security feature.
To enable two-step verification on WhatsApp, you need to follow these steps:
- Open WhatsApp
- go to settings
- Account got into
- Two-step verification See
- enable Tap on
- On the next screen, enter the six-digit passcode
- Then re-enter the six-digit passcode
- Apart from this, you can also enter your email address by going to the next screen.
The last steps are optional, and WhatsApp asks for an email address to link your account. If you forget your six-digit passcode, WhatsApp will send a link via this email address that will disable two-step verification.
Remember that if someone forgets the six-digit passcode, WhatsApp will not allow the account to be re-verified for seven days after the last time WhatsApp was used.
The WhatsApp team clarified“After these 7 days, your number will be re-verified on WhatsApp without a passcode but all your messages will be deleted. If your number is re-verified on WhatsApp without a passcode after 30 days from the last time you used it, your account will be deleted and a new account will be created upon successful re-verification.”
Have you enabled two-step verification on your WhatsApp account? Let us know in the comments.
