Meta launches the Code Verify extension for WhatsApp Web

Meta released the new Code Verify browser extension for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge to validate the web version of WhatsApp Web. A Firefox version of the extension is still in development, but will be released soon according to the announcement.

WhatsApp users have several options when it comes to logging into the service and starting to communicate with individuals and groups. In addition to using Android or iOS mobile devices, WhatsApp users can also use WhatsApp Desktop, a Windows 10 and 11 app, and WhatsApp Web, a web version of the messaging service.

Code Verify is an open source extension that “confirms that your WhatsApp web code hasn’t been tampered with or tampered with, and that the WhatsApp web experience you’re getting is the same as everyone else’s,” according to the description. . on GitHub.

Meta promises that the extension does not record “any data, metadata or user data” and that it “does not share any information with WhatsApp”. Messages are not read or accessed and neither Meta nor WhatsApp will know if Code Verify is being used in the browser. The sole purpose of Code Verify is to verify the integrity of WhatsApp Web to ensure that the site is safe to use.

The extension checks the integrity of the WhatsApp web service when users connect to it using a browser on which the extension is installed. Displays a green, orange, or red icon indicating whether WhatsApp Web was successfully validated, the code integrity check failed, or the validation failed.

WhatsApp users know immediately if something is wrong if the icon turns orange or red when they connect to WhatsApp Web.

Code Verify will run immediately, and if the WhatsApp web code is fully validated, the Code Verify icon in the browser will turn green.

If the Code Verify icon appears orange, it means you need to refresh your page or another browser extension is interfering with Code Verify. In this case, Code Verify will recommend that you pause your other browser extensions.

If the code verification icon appears red, it indicates that there is a possible security issue with the WhatsApp web code that is being delivered to you.

Meta released Code Verify as open source to increase user confidence in the extension, improve its own security, and give other developers the opportunity to similarly fork the extension to use in their own projects.

Interested users can download the Chrome and Edge extension from the official extension stores. The Firefox version has not been released yet.

Now you: do you use WhatsApp Web or WhatsApp? Would you use Code Verify?

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