WhatsApp will keep sending you reminders to accept the new policy.
What we need to know
1. WhatsApp will not delete or deactivate your account on 15 May.
2. If you keep sending reminders to accept the new privacy policy.
3. Some functionality may be limited.
Source: Harish Jonalgadda / Android Central
WhatsApp forces new privacy policy, 'limited account functionality'
WhatsApp will not deactivate or destroy accounts on May 15, despite saying that it would do so earlier this year if you did not accept its new privacy policy.
A spokesperson said in an email to Android Central that the company would continue to send users reminders in the coming weeks about accepting the policy. Users who have not accepted the policy will have "limited account functionality".
Those limited functionalities include not being able to access your chat list (but you'll be able to answer incoming phone and video calls). If you have notifications enabled, you will be able to tap on them to read or respond to a message or call a missed phone or video call.
WhatsApp stated that after "limited functionality of a few weeks", you will not be able to receive incoming calls or notifications and the service will stop sending messages and calls to your phone.
The spokesperson said, "We have spent the last several months providing more information about our updates to users around the world. In that time, most of the people receiving it have accepted the update and WhatsApp is steadily growing. , "The spokesperson said.
"However, for those who have not yet had a chance to do so, their accounts will not be destroyed or lose functionality on May 15. We will continue to provide reminders to those users within WhatsApp in the coming weeks. "
The Facebook-owned company caused an uproar in late January when users received a pop-up notification asking them to opt-in to the newly updated privacy policy. After a major backlash from users, the chat app, which is considered one of the best Android messaging apps, rolled out the rollout from 8 February to 15 May.
At that time the company stated that it would temporarily delete and deactivate accounts if users did not accept the terms and policy. To be able to continue using the service, users must accept the policy.
The new changes mean that users will have to share their data with Facebook, including account registration information (such as your phone number), transaction data, service-related information, and use of information on interactions with others (including businesses). Have to do while doing it. Service, WhatsApp said.