Step 1. Open the WhatsApp Messenger on your iPhone, Android smartphone or Windows smartphone. Then, go to WhatsApp Settings->Account->Two-step verification.
Step 2. Here, click on "Enable" and then, enter the 6-digit password, which will be prompted to enter when you set up the WhatsApp of the new code. Click on "Next" and confirm the passcode again.
Step 3. Once done, you can enter recovery e-mail address, where you can get a link to reset the password code in case you forget it. You can choose to skip this step, but it's still highly recommended if you do not want to be locked out of the your WhatsApp account.
Step 4. After you have confirmed the e-mail address, will enable the WhatsApp two-step verification. On page step verification, you will now find options to disable two-step verification, change the passcode and email address.
Once the enabling step verification, you'll have to enter the passcode you set whenever you record your phone number with the WhatsApp again.
Points to Note in WhatsApp Two-Step Verification:
- If you do not remember your passcode and you did not enter the e-mail address, you will be able to re-verify the WhatsApp account without the passcode after 7 days. However, you will end up losing all pending messages.
- You will not be able to re-verify the WhatsApp account without the passcode, until she was 7 days.
- WhatsApp not paid regularly prompted to enter a passcode, so you do not forget it. This can only be disabled by disabling step verification.
- If you registered the WhatsApp account and verified without the passcode 30 days after the last using the WhatsApp, your account will be deleted and will create a new one.
Enable WhatsApp Two-Step Verification to Add Security to Your Account
As you must have noticed, WhatsApp and the two-step verification feature comes with a lot of the problems, which is good because in addition to the security in the messaging client. With the WhatsApp account includes conversations and personal data, and security features are certainly welcome. So, I would definitely recommend to enable it. If you have any doubts about the step verification in the WhatsApp, do not let us know in the comments section below.
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