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The situation the platform is addressing is a bit complex, so bear with us for a moment.

Most calling products, according toWhatsApp, utilize a direct peer-to-peer connection between two people.

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More changes are heading to WhatsApp

Of course, calls will remain end-to-end encrypted.

There is a catch.

Because you’ll be eschewing a direct connection, activating this feature will reduce call quality.

WhatsApp’s new IP protection feature

It wont be as crystal clear as it would be if it was peer-to-peer.

Theres a special technique called packet sniffing where a cybercriminal could intercept a data packet containing sensitive information.

But as we said earlier, that requires a certain amount of technical expertise.

This isnt something anyone can do nor is this a feature everyone will use.

Instructions on how to enable this tool can be found on the platformsofficial Help Center website.

It can be found in the Advanced section of the apps tweaks menu.

This story will be updated if we hear back.

No word on if or when it’ll make its way to the Windows version.

Additionally, they stated call quality may not suffer at all when relaying through a server.

It depends on how good or bad a peer-to-peer connection is.

In certain scenarios, a server connection will be better.

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