WhatsApp Users Alert! Here’s why you should not download WAMR app to get back deleted chats

New Delhi: WhatsApp allows users to erase messages for 'everyone,' although this might be inconvenient because we all want to know what was transmitted. There appears to be a WAMR app on the Google Play app store that allows users to check deleted texts. The 'drilens' app is still available for download on the app store and had over 50 million installs at the time of writing this article. Experts are now recommending against using this software because it jeopardizes users' internet privacy.

According to WARM's official Google Play page, the app requires Android 5 or higher and is 16MB in size. WAMR does not have access to WhatsApp chats, according to the developer, because communications are encrypted. WAMR, on the other hand, retains track of notifications, thus if a message is removed before the users view it, WAMR will keep track of the notification history. It will also "attempt to save any media linked to the message, and you will be notified if the sender deletes it."

There are certain limits listed on the Google Play page for the app. For example, if a chat is preserved indefinitely, WAMR will not function because no notifications will be received. "If messages aren't being saved, it could be due to Android disabling WAMR," the description continues. WAMR should be removed from all battery optimization services."

According to a report in a security daily, the app is problematic since it requires access to different settings, according to cybersecurity specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS). The risk of data leakage grows as users grant access to Gallery, Network, and Notifications. The programme is not "malicious," according to the report, but access to Notifications might reveal any important information.

Users who install this programme [WAMR] must grant you wide permissions, which could compromise data controlled by other apps, files saved in the device's memory, Internet search history, and even the device users' contact list, according to the research.