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How does WhatsApp's View Once work? Does it take internal storage for showing the photos, or are they directly showing it from the server?
For WhatsApp's View Once photos, are the photos saved somewhere in the phone's internal storage? Or are they directly shown from WhatsApp's server? As WhatsApp claimed they are not stored in photos or ...
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Is it safe to use a Temporary or Virtual Number for creating whatsapp account?
This article in link below mentions some web links and apps that can be used to generate temporary or virtual number, for creating whatsapp account
I want to know, whether this whole process is safe/...
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Why does WhatsApp insist to "unlock to link a device"?
When trying to connect the app to web.whatsapp.com, the app insists to "unlock to link a device", meaning I get the same screen as when I turn my phone's screen on after it sleeps.
I know ...
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On Whatsapp can I know if I am in someone's contact list based on the "security code" messages?
Can I know if someone has me in their contacts based on the security code messages that are sent when there is a change or is that based on whether I have them in my contacts?
I want to know if ...
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How does an app (e.g. Whatsapp) automatically detect when the phone receives a 2FA SMS verification code without being granted SMS read permissions? [duplicate]
When installing some apps (for example Whatsapp) the user is required to receive a verification code on the phone via SMS.
I have noticed that some apps automatically verify this code as soon as the ...
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WhatsApp Messenger zero-day exploit: How to upgrade?
It turns out that WhatsApp Messenger is affected by an exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability, which can be used to take over the phone with "zero clicks", by placing a call using ...
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WhatsApp: How to isolate contacts and photos - Privacy concerns
Whatsapp is ubiquitous and is commonly used despite the long scary list of permissions it seeks ( see Help understanding Whatsapp's permissions )
Privacy and security conscious people would like ...
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Can a Whatsapp account be spoofed?
I've had a big privacy concern lately regarding the safety of my Whatsapp account. Ever since my phone was stolen from me and returned by certain malicious individuals, I've had the weirdest feeling ...
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When I uninstall WhatsApp from Android device, would my chats'/msgs' data stay on device?
so i made this stupid mistake of uninstalling whatsapp then giving away my phone without resting it to factory settings, so the other person now have my device, could he by a way or another retrieve ...
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Can Hike Messenger steal WhatsApp data?
As per the new update of Hike messenger, it gives a reward up to ₹10000 for making your friend join Hike. To do this, Hike asks for accessibility permission. And when you refer a friend or a group, ...
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Signal, WhatsApp, etc. without Gapps on Copperhead
There is seemingly no way to install gapps on Copperhead OS anymore, as indicated by the Copperhead OS bugtracker. Yet, Mike Perry does it by installing Copperhead piecemeal. What is going on here? ...
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Remote log out of Google Apps
I had to leave my phone at a repair store and give them them the lock screen password. Is there anything I can do remotely to secure certain apps, such as Google Drive, Keep and Gmail? I know you can ...
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When an app wants permissions, is it isolated from others?
When an app asks for permissions for my media folder for example, does this mean it can access anything in my media folder?
Are apps isolated to only save/read from a subfolder inside my media folder ...
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