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Do you know that your IP address can be tracked when you make calls on WhatsApp? Yes, if you are not keeping your IP address secure while making calls on WhatsApp, your security could be at risk.
How the online call connects
It is important to understand here that along with calling, other platforms also provide you with the facility of peer-to-peer connection. This direct connection makes data transfer faster and also improves the call quality.
However, its biggest disadvantage is that the other participants in the call will also know each other's IP address. Such calls are necessary to deliver data packets to the correct device. The visibility of IP addresses can be understood as the leakage of geographical location and Internet provider information.
How will WhatsApp's special feature work? Keeping this situation in mind, WhatsApp allows its users to protect the IP address during calling. As soon as this feature is turned on, the call of one WhatsApp user reaches another user through the WhatsApp server. With the help of this feature, a WhatsApp user is not able to see the IP address of another user.
WhatsApp says that this feature has been introduced keeping in mind the privacy and security of WhatsApp users. The conversation between two people will remain secret. Note, if you think that the call reaching another user through WhatsApp server means WhatsApp's involvement in the conversation, then it is not so at all. WhatsApp will not be involved in the conversation between two people. WhatsApp clearly states about this feature that WhatsApp will never listen to your conversation. Calls will remain end-to-end encrypted.
How to enable Protect IP Address in calls
First of all you have to open WhatsApp.
Go to the Menu button from the top right corner.
Now you have to tap on Settings.
Now you have to tap on Privacy.
Scroll down and tap Advanced.
Enable IP address protection in calls.