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WhatsApp is working on a new Flash calling feature that will verify the user’s log-in on WhatsApp via an automatic verification call in place of the six-digit verification code, according to the ANI agency.
The new feature, the report said, will allow users to log in quickly and securely on their WhatsApp account.
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Facebook owned WhatsApp is working on new beta functionality in WhatsApp for the Android 2.21.11.7 update, the news agency said citing other reports. This feature, currently under development, will be available in a future update.
However, the ‘flash calls’ feature will not be implemented on Apple’s WhatsApp for iOS does not offer any public API to read call history. This will act as an alternative to the regular six-digit code, which is sent to users on their mobile phone for verification.
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Once the update is fully inserted, WhatsApp will call the user’s phone number and then automatically end the call.
According to the report, the last phone number in the phone’s log is the same as the number that gives the six-digit code, helping WhatsApp verify the user’s identity. Since this phone number is always unique, hackers will not be able to trick users.
WhatsApp, the report said, will require the user’s consent to handle calls and access his / her cell phone’s call log to activate the feature. The ‘flash call’ feature is optional, so users can continue logging into the messaging app via the six-digit code received via SMS or call.
WhatsApp will not use user call history for other purposes and will only check the last entry, i.e. automatic WhatsApp call, from the user’s call history, the report said.
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