WhatsApp will get the ability to manage contacts within its application, which will allow users to save contacts within the application. According to the WhatsApp website, by using the internal management of contacts, users will not lose their contacts even if they change their phones.
WhatsApp usually uses the address book of smartphones to manage and store contacts in its application; But if a user has lost his phone without creating a backup copy, he will no longer be able to access the desired contacts.
Users can save their contacts in the web version and the Windows version of WhatsApp. Meta announced that it will eventually make it possible to save contacts on other connected devices as well.
WhatsApp uses a new privacy technology called Identity Proof Linked Storage (IPLS) to store contacts. Meta said about this new technology that names and numbers are encrypted and only the user can access them. WhatsApp spokesperson Jessica Maskell announced that the new feature will come with a username-based system that will no longer require a phone number.
