In the wake of a wave of hostile efforts to hack or abuse Israeli WhatsApp users, Ynet published a number of possible ways to help protect use of the popular messaging app.

If in the coming months you decide to back up your WhatsApp chats on your device, the backup will be included in the storage limit of your Google account following the termination of an agreement between WhatsApp and Google.

The IDF's Information Security System sent a message to thousands of citizens, according to the message, they must immediately disconnect from the Whatsapp messaging application connection.

The decision to temporarily restrict comments to friends comes after complaints of incitement and hatred.

WhatsApp announced new features for businesses, including an option for payments without leaving the chat. Last week it started using the channels feature

From now on, it will be possible to send videos in a higher quality than has been possible so far, an option that exists in competing applications and has now finally arrived on the popular platform

Don't call randomly on WhatsApp, especially not with video, and don't expect an immediate response to your message. Or Yizraeli with the Ten Commandments for WhatsApp messaging