No person knows when they will be a victim of crime, but criminals will always try to steal your mobile device before a wallet or any other product. Why? For two simple reasons: first, because a phone can be sold easily and in a short time; second, because it is a very important source of private information, especially WhatsAppsince millions of users use the aforementioned messaging platform as a personal notepad where they write down their emails, credit card numbers, bank accounts, passwords, etc.
Before beginning, it is necessary to highlight that you need the cell phone of a friend, family member or co-worker, regardless of its operating system, brand or model, it can be iOS or Android, otherwise it will be impossible for you to delete your account. From Depor we will teach you the definitive solution if you find yourself in this type of situation.
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How to delete your WhatsApp account if your cell phone was stolen?
- No one is going to want you to uninstall their account WhatsApp for you to open yours, so many iOS or Android devices have the “Dual Messenger” function.
- It is a tool that duplicates applications such as WhatsApp, Messenger or Facebook, it means that you will open two accounts on the same device, this is the key for you to delete your account from the stolen phone.
- First, contact the operator that provides you with telephone services and cancel the line, so the criminal will not be able to use the SIM card to send verification codes and access your bank accounts or social networks.
- Now, instantly and in person, go to the agency that provides the same service to obtain a duplicate SIM card.
- When you get it, insert the chip into the device and proceed to activate the “Dual Messenger” function on the secondary phone.
- open the copy of WhatsApp > choose a language > click on “Accept and continue” > and register your number as normal. Remember to restore the last backup.
- You will receive a verification code by SMS text message to verify the authenticity of the SIM.
- Finally, this is how the account will have been automatically closed on the stolen smartphone.
- If you want to strengthen the security of your account, activate unlocking by fingerprint, it is undoubtedly an option that will help you in case you are a victim of crime.
So you can activate the unlock by WhatsApp fingerprint
- Verify that WhatsApp do not have pending updates.
- Open the app and click on the icon of the three points that are located in the upper right corner.
- Several options will be displayed, touch the one that says “Settings”.
- Then, enter the “Privacy” section.
- Scroll down and click on “Fingerprint lock”.
- Activate the switch labeled “Unlock with fingerprint”.
- Finally, choose to block your account immediately after exiting the application, after one minute or after 30 minutes.
Five new features coming to WhatsApp states
- Voice notes: You just have to post a text on WhatsApp to activate audio notes or voice messages. It is quite simple and you have up to 1 minute to record yourself and the rest listen to you.
- React to states: It is a new tool with which WhatsApp will allow you to react with up to 8 emojis to the states of your friends: among which are surprise, 100, laughter, sadness, etc.
- Quickly set privacy: Now when you publish a status, in the lower part you can define who can see it.
- Preview the links: If you want to publish a link for your friends to enter to see that content, the image and part of the text of that page will be shown to you.
- View who has posted a status using the green ring: This was already present and is a ring that appears around the profile picture of your friend who has posted a status.