Surely you have heard about WhatsApp Plus, an unofficial version of WhatsApp that offers different features than this application, what are the advantages and disadvantages of using it?
WhatsApp Plus is an unofficial extension for Android developed in 2012 by a Spanish programmer, which adds more functions and customization features to those offered by WhatsApp.
However, although WhatsApp Plus is a very attractive option for users, its use also carries several risks that you should take into account if you decide to start using it.
Here we talk about the features, benefits, and disadvantages that WhatsApp Plus has:
Benefits and Features
Hide Last Seen
This function allows you to configure or freeze the time that is shown to other users of your last online activity, that is, it can be indicated that your last connection was six hours ago when in reality it only has a couple of minutes.
Customize the blueticks double check
Although in the configuration you have chosen that people know if they have already seen their messages (double blue checkmark), you can select that some users, in particular, do not know that you have already read them.
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Another advantage of WhatsApp App Plus is to use the colors that you like the most to customize the themes of your chats; in the same way you can do it with the sources.
Online Notifications
Through a notification, you will be notified the moment a particular contact connects or is online.
Hide your status
You can hide your status so that no one knows that you are online so you can go unnoticed.
Other features
WhatsApp Plus has a greater variety of emojis, in addition to having the ability to send files up to 1 GB.
Disadvantages and Risks
The use of WhatsApp Plus involves risks to the privacy of its users, making their conversations and personal data vulnerable.
Being a version that is not available on Google Play, WhatsApp Plus is easy to hack and often has malware problems, which could affect the operating system of the phones.
Finally, you should keep in mind that the accounts opened in this version can be blocked by the official WhatsApp application.
“UNSUPPORTED APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS WHATSAPP PLUS, GB WHATSAPP, OR THOSE THAT CLAIM TO BE ABLE TO MOVE YOUR WHATSAPP CHATS FROM ONE PHONE TO ANOTHER, ARE ALTERED VERSIONS OF WHATSAPP. THESE UNOFFICIAL APPLICATIONS ARE DEVELOPED BY THIRD PARTIES AND VIOLATE OUR TERMS OF SERVICE. WHATSAPP DOES NOT ENDORSE THE USE OF THESE THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS BECAUSE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO VALIDATE THEIR SECURITY PRACTICES. “
