WhatsApp announced new security features to the platform

The security features includes — Account Protect, Device Verification, and Automatic Security Codes, which the company will be adding in the coming months

Now, the company will double-check that it’s really you when you switch your WhatsApp account to a new device — using the ‘Account Protect’ feature

“From now on, we may ask you on your old device to verify that you want to take this step as an extra security check," WhatsApp said in a blog post

This feature can help alert you to an unauthorised attempt to move your account to another device,” it further said in its post

To counter the growing menace of mobile device malware and its implications for personal privacy and security, the company has introduced a new feature called ‘Device Verification’

This feature will add checks to help authenticate your account — with no action needed from you — and better protect you if your device is compromised, which will let you continue using WhatsApp uninterrupted

When you click on the Encryption tab under a contact’s info, you’ll be able to verify right away that your personal conversation is secured