In October, the rules for those who did not delete WhatsApp were updated
Autumn surprises from WhatsApp: what will change in October and how not to lose your account.

With the onset of October in Russia come into force new nuances of WhatsApp. We hasten to reassure: the messenger will not be turned off in one fell swoop. However, the service is waiting for a transformation related to data processing and the stability of some options.
If you use the program only for calls and correspondence, there will be no global turmoil. But owners of gadgets that have not updated the software for a long time may face difficulties. Backup to the cloud, transfer of lengthy documents and internal purchases in mobile games will start to falter. The golden rule of this autumn is to keep the latest version of the messenger and the operating system on your phone. On outdated firmware, some functions will simply cease to open.
While users deal with innovations, throwers celebrate. Phishing links to “emergency patches” and calls from false support with requests to name the code from SMS are massively arriving in person. Screw your nose: updates are downloaded exclusively from official app stores. And any codes from text messages are your personal key, we do not give it to strangers under any pretext.
Deleting the program right now makes no sense. It works, use it. But experts unanimously advise: for critical negotiations and work tasks, be sure to get a duplicate messenger. Reliable communication in our time is not superfluous.
Meta (owner of WhatsApp) is recognized as an extremist organization in Russia, its activities are prohibited.
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