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WhatsApp will now let users log into two accounts simultaneously (news.retiolus.net)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] iasad12 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just add proxy to something that leads to nowhere to block WhatsApp from connecting anywhere.

[–] Mr_Smiley 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please could you point me in the right direction on how to do this / an app I would need. Thanks.

[–] iasad12 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Adding proxy is a native feature in WhatsApp.

  1. Go to Settings > Storage and Data > Proxy.
  2. Add 127.0.0.1 in the IP address and add a random port too.
  3. When you want to disconnect WhatsApp from the internet, just turn on the proxy. To reconnect, turn it off.
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't let me click the big green button to submit. Nothing happens. No matter what ip and port (port being optional it says)

[–] iasad12 1 points 1 year ago

That's strange. Try 192.168.1.100