Preserve your privacy by having two profile photos on WhatsApp

two profile photos on WhatsApp

Preserve your privacy by having two profile photos on WhatsApp, a really interesting tool. It may initially sound a little crazy, however, I am completely sure, you will love it when it is available to all users.

Soon you will be able to enjoy having two profile photos on WhatsApp, and the Meta application seeks to provide a better experience to its users. Among its new updates, it will soon be available to have 2 profile images, one for your contacts and another for strangers.

The information made it known WaBetaInfo. The new system will be visible on the privacy screen, achieving set a photo and alternative name for your contacts. Thanks to this, people who are not among your contacts will not have access to your main image.

What function does this new update have?

This new update seeks to maintain the privacy of users. Your contacts will be able to see a main profile image, while the rest will have access only to the secondary image.

Even if the user wishes, he can restrict some users from viewing your main image. As you can imagine, this feature is currently in testing mode in WhatsApp Beta for Android. At the moment, the release date of this new feature is unknown, which will come as an update.

How will it work?

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When available, you can get the feature within the privacy options, and then on the profile image. From here, you can configure not only an image, but also the name that will be visible to the contacts you choose.

Among the options to share you will have: share your main photo with everyone, only your contacts, your contacts except for, and with no one. Surely, these types of options seem familiar to you, and are currently very similar with stories.

The function proposed by WhatsApp is ideal for those who use their mobile phone to work. Basically, it allows you use the same phone number for personal and work contacts. From my point of view, I find it very useful.

The beta program is closed for new testers

Those who have access to all test modules and functions are the well-known testers. This select group of people receive constant updates and their job is to test and give their opinion.

Possibly, this world of WhatsApp tests catches your attention. If you wish become a WhatsApp tester and be aware of new updates, you just have to follow the following instructions:

  • Enter the Google Play application, in the search bar write WhatsApp
  • You must enter the app and go to the bottom
  • Where you will find the option “Become a beta tester"
  • Now you just have to accept the conditions and then you can download the WhatsApp Beta version.

At the time of writing this note, The new tester program is closed. Despite this, new places may open very soon. I recommend that you stay alert in case access is allowed to new testers and thus learn about the news that WhatsApp brings before the official launch of the updates. 4I

How to use two profile photos before the new update

While we wait for the new WhatsApp update to be available, you can use 2 photos in your profile through a collage. This method does not work like the test version that I told you about, but originality is ideal.

To make a collage for your WhatsApp profile, just you will have to download the Photo Collage app, which is available on Google Play and is a free application.

Photo collage

Then you must follow the following steps:

  • Open the Photo Collage application, even if you don't want to download it to your mobile, you can use the online version.
  • Now you just have to select Collage and choose the photographs you want and press the “Next". 1y2
  • At the bottom of the screen you have the design option, you can choose the one you like the most for your collage. When you have the collage finished you just have to select the “Save". 3i
  • Finally, you just have to upload your Collage to your WhatsApp profile image.
Photo Collage: Edit Photos
Photo Collage: Edit Photos

Use your avatar as a profile photo on WhatsApp

If you want to use a funny photo, while you wait for the release of this new update, you can create your own avatar and use it.

The avatar is a three-dimensional recreation that is available on the various Meta platforms. It doesn't matter which one you do it in, it can be used to liven up your conversations and interactions. Surely you already have yours ready and it is identical to you, if so, you can apply it as a profile photo within the messaging app.

If, on the other hand, you have not yet generated your own avatar, here I tell you how to do it:

To produce your avatar you must select the three points which are located at the top of WhatsApp and select settings (5).

Now click on the your profile picture icon, and select the camera, then 3 options appear, you must touch the “avatar” option. 6i

You must select any of the 9 avatar styles that the application offers, you can also change the background and when you finish you must press the check at the top of the screen.

Your avatar will appear automatically as a profile photo, a fun option to show your contacts first. 7i

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Now we only have wait for the release of this new update of WhatsApp, so we can use 2 different images for our contacts, using the same number, maintaining our privacy with the people we do not have added on our mobile.

I hope you are as excited as I am with the function to have two profile photos on WhatsApp. At the moment it remains in a trial period, but I am sure that it will be available to all users very soon. In the meantime, you have a couple of interesting options for your profile photos.

If you have any questions, please let us know in the comments, very soon we will announce when we can have two profile photos on WhatsApp worldwide. Until next opportunity.


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