If you are a Whatsapp user, you might have come across this bug that’s frustrating Whatsapp users across the globe. Many among them posted their anger on Twitter after a bug stopped them from seeing the names of senders in their message notifications.
Users just see ‘Whatsapp’ instead of the sender’s name whenever they get a notification!
It’s iPhone users that seem to be impacted the most by a recent Whatsapp update.
In case you are facing such an issue, we have good news for you! You can rectify it immediately in a few simple steps:
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Here’s how to can tackle the bug:
- Go to Whatsapp Settings inside the app and click on Notifications
- Turn it to ‘Show Preview’, and then go into your iPhone’s settings menu
- In the Notifications menu, select Whatsapp, click ‘Show Previews’ and switch it to ‘Never’
Please be aware that doing so will also remove any preview text in your Whatsapp notifications.