Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature that allows users to verify their accounts via email. This new update comes as an alternative to the SMS verification method.

We learned a few months ago that Meta was looking to upgrade WhatsApp security by adding support for email verification to the app. This feature allows users to easily and safely verify their WhatsApp ...

Until now, you always needed a phone number to log into your WhatsApp account. You would verify it with a code sent via SMS, granting access to your account. Accessing your account through any other ...

WhatsApp has started allowing users to authenticate their account on a device with an email address as an alternative to using a phone number, for times when cellular coverage is poor. The new option ...

As noted by WABetaInfo, version 23.24.70 of WhatsApp for iPhone, released today on the App Store, adds the email verification feature. This option doesn’t replace SMS verification, but it works as an ...