WhatsApp is the most popular instant messaging app, which offers many useful features to improve the user experience and ensure security. Incoming calls from unknown numbers often irritate users, but this app has a great feature to solve this problem. Just turn on this feature, and it will automatically silence calls from unknown numbers, so you won’t have to worry about them.
Calls from unknown numbers can often be from scammers, so this feature is very useful. Even if the call is silenced, you will still see a record of calls from that number in the ‘Calls’ tab.
How to turn on ‘Silence Unknown Callers’ feature:
You can easily turn on this feature on both Android and iOS devices. First of all, open the app.
Next, tap on the three-dot menu.
Select ‘Settings’ from the menu.
Go to the ‘Privacy’ section in WhatsApp Settings.
Scroll down a bit in the ‘Privacy’ section and find the ‘Calls’ section.
In the ‘Calls’ section, you will see the option to ‘Silence Unknown Callers’; Tap on this feature to turn it on.
Once turned on, this feature works in the background and protects you from spam and scam calls. Scammers often begin their scheme to steal money as soon as you answer their call; By blocking these calls, you can avoid falling victim to them, so it is wise to keep this feature turned on.
