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News India Live, Digital Desk: Messaging app WhatsApp has become an essential part of your and our lives. We share our personal things, photos and important documents on it. In such a situation, its safety matters most. Keeping this in mind, WhatsApp is bringing such a tremendous feature, which will work like a steel shield to protect your account from hackers and fraudsters. The name of this new feature is ‘Strict Account Settings’. This feature is no less than a boon for those people who are always afraid of online fraud or account hacking. Currently, it is being tested in beta version for iPhone users, but soon it may be available for everyone. What is this ‘Strict Account Settings’ and how will it work? You can think of it as a ‘One-Click Security’ button. Till now, we had to manually change various settings such as profile photo, last seen and two-step verification to secure our account. But as soon as you turn on this new feature, WhatsApp will automatically set all the necessary settings for your privacy to the most secure mode. As soon as you turn it on, these changes will take place in your WhatsApp: ‘No entry’ of unknown files: Often hackers try to hack your phone by sending photos or video files containing viruses. As soon as this feature is activated, downloading of media files (photos, videos, documents) coming from any unknown number will automatically stop. IP address will remain hidden: When you make a call on WhatsApp, your IP address can be leaked, due to which your location can be traced. This feature will connect your call to WhatsApp’s secure server, keeping your IP address completely confidential. Protection from dangerous links: Now you will not have to think before clicking on any unknown link. This setting will stop showing the preview of the links coming in the chat, so that you will not accidentally visit any fake or dangerous website. Your profile will be more private: Once you turn it on, only those people who are saved in your contact list will be able to see your profile photo, status and last seen. Two-Step Verification will automatically turn on: This is the strongest lock of your account. As soon as this feature is turned on, two-step verification will be activated automatically, so that no other person will be able to log into your account. According to a report by WABetaInfo, this feature is still in its initial stage, but when it comes, your level of privacy and security on WhatsApp will increase manifold than before. This will be the easiest and most effective way to secure your account with one button.