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WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app worldwide. More than 2,000 million users use it daily to communicate and share information, but some people don’t have that ability.
WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app worldwide. More than 2,000 million users use it daily to communicate and share information, but some people don’t have that ability. As the British Express newspaper points out, some countries have decided to impose restrictions These range from blocking certain features like video calls or voice calls to completely blocking their use, either temporarily or permanently.
The use of proxy servers, not to be confused with VPNs, has long been a very effective tool for circumventing Internet censorship. However, WhatsApp did not allow you to configure a proxy directly. This changed with an announcement from Metathe parent company of WhatsApp, which also allows users to connect using servers created by third parties.
Proxy connections will be aimed at users who, as we mentioned above, cannot connect directly to WhatsApp servers. In this case, the proxy server itself intermediary between the user of the messaging application and servers that allow you to bring all the other features of WhatsApp to life, receive messages, make video calls.
Meta ensures that the use of a proxy in WhatsApp does not affect the privacy and security measures that the app has, such as end-to-end encryption. In other words, no one will be able to see the messages except those participating in the chat. However, Meta does not make proxy servers available, but supports this possibility for servers created by volunteers or organizations.
The user who wants to take advantage of this new feature, trusted proxy server (or if you decided to create your own guide by following an interesting guide posted on GitHub), you have to configure it in the app. To do this, on Android you must enter Settings > storage and data > proxy. After tapping on Use proxy you will be able to enter your address and save the changes.
on iPhone you must enter Adjustment > storage and data > proxy. You also need to tap Use proxy, enter its address and save the changes. It should be noted that not all proxies will be useful and in case one does not work, it is recommended to try another proxy, as long as it is reliable.
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