How to Enable Two-Step Verification on WhatsApp

Privacy is an important aspect of messaging platforms, and WhatsApp comes built-in with many privacy features, one of them being Two-step verification, which is exactly what its name suggests. The feature isn’t turned on by default, so here’s how to turn on and set up Two-step verification on WhatsApp on Android and iOS.

Once enabled, the feature asks users for a code when they try to log in to their WhatsApp account. Since you use your account on up to five devices, Two-step verification becomes extremely crucial to ensure no one isusing your WhatsApp account. There are subtle differences between enabling Two-step verification on Android and iOS. However, the overall process is quite similar and effortless.

Enable WhatsApp Two-Step Verification on Android

WhatsApp’s Two-step verification can be enabled on an Android phone from the app’s Account section. Here’s how to do it.

Enable WhatsApp Two-Step Verification on iPhone

Enabling WhatsApp’s two-step verification on iOS is mostly similar to Android, barring changes in the UI.

And that’s how you can enable Two-step verification on WhatsApp. If you have any doubts, do let us know in the comments section below.

A. You will be able to reverify your WhatsApp account without the passcode after 7 days. However, you will end up losing all your pending messages.

A. WhatsApp asks for your Two-step verification PIN frequently and when you try to log in from a new device.

Abubakar Mohammed

Abubakar covers Tech on Beebom. Hailing from a Computer Science background, the start of his love for Tech dates back to 2011, when he was gifted a Dell Inspiron 5100. When he’s not covering Tech, you’ll find him binge-watching anime and Tech content on YouTube, hunting heads in competitive FPS games, or exploring Teyvat in Genshin Impact. He has previously worked for leading publications such as Fossbytes, How-To Geek, and Android Police.

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