WhatsApp, an instant messaging platform among smartphone users, which has around 2.4 billion users worldwide has continuously upgraded the application for better user engagement. With several safety and privacy features being added for a secure experience, the platform is introducing yet another security feature for the profile photo. The app users will be able to manually hide their profile pictures from the unknown people from viewing- as a safety update.
WhatsApp’s privacy and safety of users
To maintain the privacy and safety of users, the application has made several updation on the platform. A while back, WhatsApp blocked the feature for taking screenshots of the profile photo. Now no one can take a screenshot of any profile photo from your contact list.
If you are in need to hide your WhatsApp profile photo from unknown people/callers, then you can easily do it now. Here is the full process to follow:
How to hide your profile photo in WhatsApp?
- Open the WhatsApp application on your smartphone.
- Click on the three dots in the top right corner of the app
- There, click on the Settings option.
- Go to the Account option under Settings.
- There, you have to select the Privacy option
- Click on the Profile Photo option where you will get 4 options:
- Everyone
- My Contacts
- My Contacts except..
- Nobody.
In case you do not want the unknown callers to see your display picture, then you need to select the My Contact option, which will restrict your picture only to the saved numbers which are there in your phonebook.
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