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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Andrew Williams

EXPLAINED: Whatsapp s new feature aims to protect users from scammers and spammers | Rare Historical Photos

WhatsApp has been updated to help users avoid being distracted by spam callers.

The popular messaging and communication application has introduced a feature called Silence Unknown Callers, meaning people not in your contacts list who try to call you will not cause a ring or call notification.

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