WhatsApp has been pretty strict about allowing users to download third-party clients, and they’ve slowly cleaned up access to those clients. They’re nearly impossible to find on Google Play or any other app store, and the company started banning users that used the apps earlier this year.
What started as a 24-hour ban turned into a three day ban, and now it looks like WhatsApp will permanently ban any user that’s caught using a third-party application to access WhatsApp. The ban pretty much blocks your phone number from the service, so anything short of getting an entirely new account with a new number won’t be enough to use the service again.
It seems a little extreme, but with how many warnings WhatsApp has given out, plus their effort in getting third-party clients removed from easily accessible channels, it’s very clear that if you want to use their service, you’ll have to play by their rules.
The third-party clients are useful for adding in features that WhatsApp doesn’t officially support, like tweaking the interface and sending longer video messages. But at the risk of getting your account completely banned, those apps probably don’t sound so appealing anymore.
source: Cult of Android
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