WhatsApp, the popular messenger owned by Meta, offers users the ability to get detailed reporting of their activity through a feature similar to Spotify's history view. This report, called WhatsApp Wrapped, allows users to see what information the app stores about their chats and profile. Rather than entertaining, as in the case of music reports, this feature has a more serious purpose - to ensure transparency and privacy.
When users request a report about their account, WhatsApp creates a file that includes the following information: Account information: your name, profile picture, privacy and security settings. Profile Photo Editing Time: This allows you to track changes to your profile over a period of time. Contact and group information: Includes a list of contacts you save, groups you've created or joined, and blocked accounts. Message statistics: number of messages sent and received. It is important that the report does not contain the text of the messages, as WhatsApp uses end-to-end encryption, which does not allow access to the content of the messages. However, some data may still be transferred, for example, if necessary for cooperation with law enforcement agencies. You can request a report directly through the WhatsApp settings: Open the application and go to Settings. Select Account. Request account information. Click on Request account report. This will take some time, usually up to three days. The report can be requested more than once. To automatically receive reports every month, you must enable the option to create reports automatically. Each month you will receive a dossier that will be available for download for a limited time only. Although this report is created to ensure transparency, WhatsApp warns users to be careful when storing and sharing this information. Since the report contains personal data, it is not recommended to store it on untrusted devices or transmit it through unverified services. WhatsApp also notes that once a report is downloaded, it may be deleted, so it's a good idea to download it as soon as possible if you need to keep the information.
The WhatsApp Wrapped feature provides a useful opportunity to get a detailed report on what WhatsApp itself knows about a user. This is especially important for those who want to have a clear idea of what data is stored in the application. However, it is important to remember that although WhatsApp does not store the content of messages, the information contained in the report can be quite sensitive, so you should be careful when storing and sharing it.
