{"id":1165911,"date":"2022-08-04T06:31:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T06:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/04\/whatsapp-to-add-a-3rd-blue-tick-what-is-it-about\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T06:31:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T06:31:59","slug":"whatsapp-to-add-a-3rd-blue-tick-what-is-it-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/04\/whatsapp-to-add-a-3rd-blue-tick-what-is-it-about\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp to add a 3rd blue tick, what is it about?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dec125615a0a44098cc8e05a774ef3a0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">WhatsApp is set to introduce a new security feature that will add a third check \u2013 or blue check mark \u2013 to the two already present<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">As it stands now, when you send a message on WhatsApp, the first tick shows that the message has been sent, and the second tick shows that the message has been delivered to the other person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">The ticks will also change from grey to blue after the message or messages have been viewed by the recipient.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">Currently, when you send a message on WhatsApp, the first tick shows that the message is on its way, and the second tick indicates that the message has been received by the other person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">The ticks will also change from grey to blue after the message or messages have been viewed by the individual who sent it or them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">This option can always be turned off if you don&#8217;t want others to know you&#8217;ve read their messages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"><span class=\"ql-cursor\">\ufeff<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2aabdfcf176640d084472a7a247f690b\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">Safe to say, many of us have taken a screenshot in a group conversation in the past, whether it was for directions or just a hilarious comment, but Infobae reports that in the not-too-distant future, a third blue check will show on WhatsApp when a screenshot is taken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">The goal is to avoid cyber-attacks and enhance user awareness of the privacy of communications and information shared on the app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"> third blue check is added, which WhatsApp has not yet confirmed, it will notify users that a screenshot has been captured, as well as a warning about sharing sensitive information like bank account numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: OEntertainment (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       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