WhatsApp will ban for third-party clients

The WhatsApp support site has appeared pagededicated to unofficial clients of the messenger. If earlier their use led to a temporary ban, now it will be followed by a permanent blocking of the account (provided that the user ignored the warning).

Unsupported client includes WhatsApp Plus, GB WhatsApp and other popular apps that are not distributed through Google Play and the App Store. Although they add additional features that standard WhatsApp does not have, there is a great risk when installing them. infect the smartphone with malware, since the installation files are not checked, as is the case in stores applications. Also, since such clients are created by third-party developers, WhatsApp cannot guarantee their security.

At the same time, WhatsApp recommends making a backup of the data in a third-party client before switching to the official version, so that all chats and files can be transferred.