How to Verify a Chat Is End‐to‐End Encrypted on WhatsApp on Android

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This wikiHow teaches you how to verify end-to-end encryption on any chat conversation on WhatsApp, using your Android. All WhatsApp chats are encrypted by default, but you have to manually scan a QR code or compare a 60-digit numeric code if you want to verify encryption in a conversation.

1

Open the chat you want to verify.

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    This displays the contents of the chat.
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Tap your friend's name at the top.

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    This is where you'll find the option to check for encryption. [1]
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Tap the "Encryption" option.

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    This brings up the QR code and a 60-digit numeric code.
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4

Confirm the code with your friend.

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    If you and your friend are in the same place, one of you can use your Android's camera to scan the QR code—if the codes are the same, you'll see a green checkmark. If you're not in the same place, you can copy the 60-digit code, send it to your friend using another platform (like text messages or email), then ask them to confirm that they see the same coded in their own WhatsApp.

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      References

      1. ↑ https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/security-and-privacy/end-to-end-encryption/?lang=en

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      1. Open WhatsApp on your Android.
      2. Tap CHATS .
      3. Tap on a chat.
      4. Tap on your friend's name.
      5. Tap Encryption .
      6. Tap SCAN CODE .
      7. Ask your friend to show you their security QR code.
      8. Scan your friend's QR code with your camera.
      9. Compare your 60-digit numeric code with your friend.

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