WhatsApp is testing a new verification method, beyond calls and SMS.

A new method to receive the 6-digit code that could save us some headaches, and would simplify the verification process. We tell you what it is about.

New option to verify our WhatsApp account

When we register our WhatsApp account on the mobile, a verification system is activated. It is an automatic verification, which takes the code sent by SMS or call. An easy way to confirm that the phone number we are trying to associate with WhatsApp is your own.

It is a simple system for the user, and at the same time, it protects him from third parties that seek to take over the account, since it will alert him if this code is requested when the account is active. However, they will not be the only options available.

As mentioned in WaBetaInfo, the WhatsApp team is working on the possibility of adding a third option to verify an account. Verification options by SMS and calls are now available, and the possibility of receiving the code in the same application will be added.

This could solve the problem of not having coverage, having to wait for a call or SMS that never arrives, etc. Just having WiFi or data, we will have the famous six-digit verification code directly in the application.

At the moment, this new dynamic is only being tested with a few users who participate in the WhatsApp beta. So we will have to wait for this testing stage to pass to see it in a future update in the stable version.

Possibly, this new verification option is part of the news that WhatsApp has prepared for 2023. Let’s remember that there are many functions in beta, and many others in development, so there will be no shortage of WhatsApp news in the next year.