Since 2020, WhatsApp includes the magnifying glass button so you can check forwarded messages. NOW WhatsApp launches another magnifying glassalthough something more hidden and useful for all messages with links that reach us, transmitted or not.
WhatsApp now enables a new link check function for users with which you can search Google for information about the website that was sent to you in a message. This way you can make an informed decision regarding Whether you should trust this link or not.
Is this link legit?
WhatsApp continues to incorporate new features designed to reduce the likelihood that fall prey to scams and false information which reach us in the form of messages. For several years the application has invited us with the magnifying glass icon to search Google for messages that have been forwarded several times, but this obviously has certain limitations, since you may be the first person to receive the malicious message.
Now WhatsApp is launching a new trick that will save you a few steps to check if the link they sent you in a message is legitimate. Just long-press the link to open a panel at the bottom, then tap Get information. from the link does Google.
This opens the section About the source of the link, which is the same as searching for the link on Google and clicking the ⋮ button next to the result.
In this information provided by Google, you will see information about when Google indexed this site and various results from around the web that it refers to. This will help you get an idea if it is really the official website of an entity (for example, from Correos, DGT, etc.) or if it is a false copy.
For example, if you receive a message from a supposed bankbut the information from Google that it is a new site or that the description is not what it should be are very good signs that you should not take the message seriously.
As a verification tool it’s very limited, but it all helps to make our job a little easier. know where we are going to go if we decide to open the link on our mobile. This new feature is now activated, first of all, for WhatsApp beta users.
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