WhatsApp new privacy policy: What will happen if you don't accept it

Bengaluru | Saturday | 8th May, 2021

Summary:

WhatsApp users won’t be able to access their chat list but users will still be able to answer incoming phone and video calls.

If the user has notifications enabled, they can tap on them to read or respond to a message or call back a missed phone or video call.

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WhatsApp confirmed on Friday that they won’t stop users from accessing the instant messaging platform completely on the previously mentioned deadline of 15 May.

The company announced that no one will lose functionality of the application due to the privacy policy update.

However, the services on the application may be limited.

The Facebook-owned application will continue to remind users to accept the new privacy policy.

WhatsApp claims that after a period of several weeks, the reminder people receive will eventually become persistent.

Once users start receiving a persistent reminder, they will encounter limited functionality on WhatsApp until they accept the updates.

However, WhatsApp claims that this will not happen to all users at the same time.

WhatsApp users won’t be able to access their chat list but users will still be able to answer incoming phone and video calls.

If the user has notifications enabled, they can tap on them to read or respond to a message or call back a missed phone or video call.

As a few more weeks pass, the user won’t be able to receive incoming calls or notifications and WhatsApp will stop sending messages and calls to their phone.

The user will be able to export their chat history on Android or iPhone, and download a report of their account.