Colleagues often see WhatsApp chats opened on desktop? This trick will help blur those messages

By Divya BhatiMillions of people around the world use WhatsApp for personal and professional communication. The Meta-owned instant messaging platform has become a one-stop destination for connecting with others. To enhance the user experience, WhatsApp allows users to link their accounts across different devices, so they can use the app on their mobile, tablet, and desktop simultaneously. However, using it on a desktop in an office setting can be awkward or irritating if someone peeks into your system.

We often face situations where we’re using WhatsApp on a desktop or PC in the office and someone passes by and catches a glimpse of our chats. As a result, we may try to archive our personal chats and avoid chatting with family or friends while the app is open on the screen. But now there is a solution to that problem too. A web extension called WA Web Plus for WhatsApp can help users overcome this issue.

Available on the Chrome store, this extension adds more privacy tools to WhatsApp. Once enabled, it will blur your recent messages, contact names, contact photos, and conversation messages so no one can see them.

Let’s take a look at how to download and set up this web extension and add more privacy to the WhatsApp app.

How to download and set-up WA Web Plus extension

– Open the Chrome Web Store and search for “WA Web Plus for WhatsApp”.
– Click on the “Add to Chrome” button.
– A new shortcut for the extension will appear on the toolbar.
– Click on the shortcut to launch WhatsApp.
– Click on the shortcut again to open the extension’s menu.

In addition to its privacy features, the WA Web Plus extension also offers other useful tools. For example, users can set a lock screen password to protect their chats when they step away from their computer. This is particularly useful if you leave your PC on while taking a lunch break or attending to other tasks. Even if the WhatsApp window is open, no one will be able to access it without entering the password.

However, WhatsApp also offers a dedicated lock feature which allows users to set a PIN on their desktop app to secure their account.

The extension also allows users to create chat folders and generate summaries of their WhatsApp conversations. While WA Web Plus has received positive reviews on the Chrome store and appears to be safe to use, users can easily uninstall it at any time by right-clicking on the extension shortcut in Google Chrome and selecting “Remove from Chrome” from the toolbar.