WhatsApp cannot be used as freely anywhere in the world as it is in Germany. Internet blocks often ensure that communication is restricted. Now WhatsApp has introduced a new feature to bypass such internet blocks and communicate freely.

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WhatsApp can bypass internet blocks

While in Germany we can communicate very freely and privately via WhatsApp, this does not apply to everyone in the world. WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart has taken the situation in Iran as an opportunity to introduce a new WhatsApp function. From now on, WhatsApp can be used to communicate via a proxy server, which then does not have to run through the country in which you are located and where Internet blocks may prevail, but via an external server that Blocking by constantly changing IPs from free countries bypasses.

In order to be able to use the new WhatsApp function, you must first have the latest version of WhatsApp for Android or iOS installed to have. After that you will find in the settings under storage and data the new point at the bottom Proxy Settings. There you can activate the proxy function and enter a server that is secure. Will Cathcart has called for aid workers and organizations to set up proxy servers, enabling secure communications for people in countries like Iran. How it works, explains WhatsApp in the FAQ. Only if the regime cut off the entire connection to the Internet there would the new function no longer be usable.

Even if you route your WhatsApp communications through a proxy server, the Chats remain end-to-end encrypted. Only those who are in a WhatsApp chat can also read the messages. This is only about the transmission of the data when using a proxy.

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