WhatsApp gets angry and punishes! Is your account threatened with deletion?
WhatsApp is going all out right now to add new features, but users always want more. Some do not hesitate to install modified versions of WhatsApp on their devices to have additional stickers, the possibility of sending group messages to even more contacts, two accounts on a single app, more personalization, etc. Of course these WhatsApp clones are not on the Play Store, because Meta asks Google to clean up, but it is quite possible to find them easily in the form of an APK file (Android Package).
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This behavior is dangerous, because you never really know what you will come across when installing an APK file on your device:
- Spywareto retrieve tons of information about you
- adwareto bombard you with unsolicited ads
- Dialerto dial premium rate numbers behind your back
- Banking Trojanto steal your bank details or cryptocurrencies
WhatsApp seeks to protect users, but also wants to control download figures for its own app. Ditto for the data collected and processed.
A “ban” of 24 hours… Then account deleted!
For a long time, Meta suspended users who used this kind of apps, but this did not really have an effect since there are more and more APK files of this type: WhatsApp Pro, FM WhatsApp, WhatsApp Aero, WhatsApp Plus, etc. Meta will therefore put an end to it. After setting the usual 24-hour key, users will see their accounts deleted if they persist and do not install the official version of the app. For the moment it is not yet known when this new policy will take effect. It is also not known whether a deleted account will be wiped off the shelves along with its phone number or whether it will be possible to return to zero. Surprise !
