{"id":242400,"date":"2026-01-20T10:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/242400\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:54:09","slug":"new-whatsapp-for-kids-messaging-app-working-on-secondary-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/242400\/","title":{"rendered":"New WhatsApp for kids? Messaging app working on secondary accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp.avif.webp\" alt=\"\" height=\"395\" width=\"600\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp is now working on a secondary account feature, allowing parents to operate another account for their children. <\/p>\n<p>These accounts, according to WA Beta Info, will have restrictions and limited capabilities. <\/p>\n<p>The secondary accounts will be connected through a digital link, allowing parents to review and adjust key privacy settings that children often overlook. Messages and calls will be restricted to contacts only, automatically in these accounts.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, WhatsApp does not allow users to choose whether they want to receive messages and calls from everyone or from contacts only. Introducing such a capability is especially important for minors, and secondary accounts are designed to address this gap.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va5dROu3bbUxk7Jh2503\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will parents be able to access chats?<\/p>\n<p>No, parents will not be able to access chats and calls themselves. However, they will receive reports related to the account and uage patterns. <\/p>\n<p>End-to-end encryption will continue to protect chats and conversations on WhatsApp, keeping private exchanges inaccessible. <\/p>\n<p>This setup is meant to support supervision without giving parents direct access to personal conversations.<\/p>\n<p>The feature that offers primary controls to help parents manage secondary accounts with limited functionalities is currently under development. <\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp is testing how the new parental tools integrate with existing account settings to ensure a smooth and intuitive experience. <\/p>\n<p>The interface is being refined to make it easy for parents to configure a secondary account. Once released, parents will be able to ensure their child&#8217;s account is set with age-appropriate settings, making it easier to support their online safety.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6ef4ba6c_c6ce_44d9_b302_25fd509506ce.jpeg\" alt=\"Meher Dhanjal\" height=\"58\" width=\"58\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/author\/meher-dhanjal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meher Dhanjal<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"more\">Meher Dhanjal is a Digital Journalist who breaks news first and breathes second. She loves chasing page views and finding stories that tug at readers\u2019 heartstrings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WhatsApp is now working on a secondary account feature, allowing parents to operate another account for their children.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[342,111,139,69,145],"class_list":{"0":"post-242400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}