{"id":2356,"date":"2023-06-20T14:47:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T09:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=2356"},"modified":"2023-06-20T14:47:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T09:17:40","slug":"whatsapp-users-can-easily-silence-calls-from-unknown-numbers-heres-how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=2356","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp Users Can Easily Silence Calls From Unknown Numbers: Here\u2019s How It Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_headline\">\n<p class=\"jsx-1647035624\">Last Updated: <span style=\"color:#808080;text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\">June 20, 2023, 14:47 IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;background:#f3f3f3;padding:0 15px 10px 10px;border-bottom:5px solid #e1261c\">\n<div style=\"width:510px;padding-top:10px;position:relative;height:350px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bimg\">\n<figure style=\"line-height:0;width:510px;height:340px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WhatsApp call scam has forced the company to bring this feature\" title=\"WhatsApp call scam has forced the company to bring this feature\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=510&amp;height=356\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"\/><\/figure>\n<p style=\"line-height:18px;position:absolute;bottom:0;background:linear-gradient(transparent,#000);left:0;right:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:12px;color:#fff;padding:32px 10px 5px;min-height:55px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 imageCaption\">WhatsApp call scam has forced the company to bring this feature<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width:359px;padding-top:10px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bnow_box\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy 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><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=2356\/#How_to_Silence_WhatsApp_Calls_From_Unknown_Callers\" title=\"How to Silence WhatsApp Calls From Unknown Callers\">How to Silence WhatsApp Calls From Unknown Callers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"min-height:24px;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:#3f3f3f;font-weight:400\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_new_feature_will_help_you_avoid_those_spammy_international_calls_that_target_users_with_different_schemes_to_steal_money\"><\/span>The new feature will help you avoid those spammy international calls that target users with different schemes to steal money.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article_ContentWrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624\">\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">WhatsApp users can finally breathe a sigh of relief as the messaging app now allows you to silence calls from unknown numbers. That\u2019s right, the new feature will ensure you don\u2019t fall for any of the dangerous WhatsApp scams which involve people calling you via WhatsApp (both audio and video) to steal your money or other information. <\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">WhatsApp says you can manually enable the feature from the settings which ensures that the messaging app automatically silences the call coming from random numbers that are not on your contact list. The feature was first released for the beta testers on Android, but now it is publicly rolling out for all WhatsApp users on Android and iOS. The process to enable the feature is simple and we are going to tell you how it works. <\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Silence_WhatsApp_Calls_From_Unknown_Callers\"><\/span>How to Silence WhatsApp Calls From Unknown Callers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">You can silence unknown WhatsApp calls using these steps: <\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">&#8211; Click on the three-dot menu at the top-right on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p><nonfly class=\"article_mad\" adunit=\"NW18_ENG_Desktop\/NW18_ENG_Tech\/NW18_ENG_Tech_AS\/NW18_ENG_TECH_AS_ROS_MID_728\" slotid=\"nw18-dynamic-div-8124907_4_14\" id=\"new_ad_4\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">&#8211; Go to Setting of WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">&#8211; Click on Privacy<\/p>\n<div class=\"article_embeddedimg\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/06\/whatsapp-call-silence.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=0&amp;height=0\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">&#8211; Scroll down to Calls<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">&#8211; Enable Silence unknown callers<\/p>\n<div class=\"article_embeddedimg\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/06\/whatsapp-call-silence1.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=0&amp;height=0\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">&#8211; Head back to main WhatsApp feed<\/p>\n<p><videocarousel\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">The feature has been introduced to reduce the number of WhatsApp spam calls and scam calls that have become a serious issue. Many WhatsApp users have complained about receiving calls from international numbers that are targeting users with different scams every now and then. But having the option to silence callers will come in handy to avoid such incidents. <\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">WhatsApp says that even though the calls from unknown callers will be silenced when the feature is enabled, you will still get a call notification and details in the history, just so that you don\u2019t miss any important call from numbers that are not saved in your phonebook. The update is rolling out this week so it is possible that your phone might take a few days before it gets the new feature. You can check for any WhatsApp update from the app store on your Android or iOS device.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 authorBox21 article_author\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 author_box\">\n<div class=\"author_box_inner\">\n<div class=\"img_box1 author_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-aadeetya.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=70&amp;height=70\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text1 author_content\"><a class=\"smalldesc1 author_name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>S Aadeetya<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, stumbled his way into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media ho<!-- -->&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya.html\" class=\"read_more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/whatsapp-users-can-easily-silence-calls-from-unknown-numbers-heres-how-it-works-8124907.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Last Updated: June 20, 2023, 14:47 IST WhatsApp call scam has forced the company to bring this feature The new feature will help you avoid those spammy international calls that target users with different schemes to steal money. 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