New Flash Call to verify account feature is under testing for WhatsApp Android

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3 years ago

May 22, 2021

May 15, 2021, WhatsApp’s controversial new terms of Services officially came into effect. However, this instant messaging app owned by Facebook has extended the time for users to accepts the new policies.

As per the previous reports, WhatsApp is still a popular messaging application and reached 172 million downloads. But new terms give the opportunity for other messaging apps like Telegram and Signal to grown-up faster.

To maintain its popularity among the users, WhatsApp developers are continuously working to add new features to this app. According to the WABetaInfo, WhatsApp has recently released a new beta version 2.21.11.7 for Android, which introduced a new Flash Call, a method of verifying personal accounts by phone number.

Flash Call:

Flash call is a very short or single ring automatic call from the WhatsApp team to verify the account linked with the number. In other words, it allows the user to automatically confirm an account through a phone number and log into WhatsApp.

To activate this feature, users have to permit WhatsApp to access their phone’s call log to verify if it’s present in the call log. However, it would access your call logs only occasionally, when verification is required, and usually when the user log into the device for the first time.

Moreover, it would be optional for users to activate it, and it’s up to users what kind of verification method they want to apply.

At the moment, this feature is under development, and there’s no confirmation on its availability among general users. So, Stay tuned!