Blocked on WhatsApp? Here’s how you can get back without losing data

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging apps with over a billion users across the globe. Trying to ride on this humongous user base, a number of counterfeit apps have cropped up in recent times. Some users prefer these knock-offs as they offer more functions and features than the original WhatsApp. However, WhatsApp does not support these third-party apps as they pose a security risk and wants to prevent users from using them.

Third-party WhatsApp substitutes like GBWhatsApp and WhatsApp+ are two of the most popular ones available and are preferred for their customizations and added functionality.

WhatsApp made it a point to explain why it does not support these third-party substitutes and how they violate the app’s Terms of Service. The most important being that there is no way of validating their security licenses and are, therefore, pose major security issues.