Hi,
I'm just sharing a thought about a WhatsApp tweaks that came to my mind. After I penned the first point which was my key thought, I felt I need to share few of sharing few other suggestions and random features I would like to see on Whatsapp.
Tweak #1
Basically, when an unauthorised user opens a Whatsapp app, they can easily see all the chat conversations. And, we know from practical experience that mobile phones gets lost or when someone gains access to the mobile, the information is compromised. In such cases, end-to-end encryption is of no use.
So, here's a little hack that could be done to safeguard the privacy of the user.
1. A safety lock on all the chats ( Probably, it could be limited to 10 accounts)
2. Safety lock can be activated for each user chat by pressing on the individual chat or by clicking on the right side menu. ( View contact -> Media Links - Search - Lock chat* - Mute Notification , etc)
3. When the chat is locked, a person gains unauthorized access, he or she would not be able to see chats. ALso, the trick is that locked profile wont' any icon or sign to tell that world that it's a locked profile.
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Tweak #2
Verified tick for Organizations, Celebrities, Not for Profit companies, etc
- Just like Twitter under Mr Elon Musk, a charge can be levied to get the verified status.
This will make it easy for people to chat with a Govt department or a Bank, etc.
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Tweak #3
Whatsapp during Natural Calamity or Crisis Management
- This could be an extension of what Facebook is doing. Whatsapp as fast channel, it can be of big help for teams who are trying to organize an search activity to find a missing person or to organize a team during flooding, or a large scale calamity.
- WhatsApp application can include option for user to integrate Google Earth, Map to pin point and track activities.
For example if a search activity is combing a certain area, then it can tap can color code that area on the map. This will help other team
members to know the area covered.
- There can be wider use and application of this facility, which would require major to minor tweaks on the platform.
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Tweak #4
Facebook for Philanthropy or foster giving in a community
I somehow got a feeling that Facebook Marketplace is filled with lot of junk ads and the listing is bogus. I have visited it couple of times but all these felt like a series of listing which does not take anywhere.
While FB marketplace is a space to list people’s used or unwanted household items, it has attracted many brokers of all sorts, and people who use clickbait headlines to spam or call.
So, here's something new menu for social giving.
This is just for people who like to donate stuffs for free. This could be a sub-menu under Community Resources.
The UI interface of this menu should be planned differently. Instead of typical listing as seen on Marketplace, here the users should be able to select the location and find out all the things available, with the distance.
Something like this ----->
1. You are here ( Location Pin)
2. Baby car seat available in 7 km ( contact)
Also, under this menu, Not for Profit, Orphanages, Old Age homes can list their requirement. This will make it easy for people to donate or give things directly to the needy charity organization.
For example a govt school can list their requirement - 1. Require a fan, 2. Water cooler, 3. Solar panel , etc. I feel that most govt entities in India have a scarcity of things and they don't have a mechanism to collect donation from public. For instance, a govt hospital works with fewer resources, such as lack of clean water, lighting and heating facility, pillow or cot for patients, So, if there's a way Facebook to allow such organizations to list items they require, then anyone can contribute or gift any of these items.
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Tweak #5
Finally, here's a menu which I would to see. Here's the thing. I'm part of group which is filled with lot of fanatic msgs. I thought many times to exit the group. Then I felt that it would be rude to one guy who introduced me. Also, I want to see how these crazy nuts are having on their mind. But, all these msgs are really lopsided.
But, now I feel the messages are very communal and biased to the particular community. My guess is that such groups are dime a dozen.
So, the question is that I want to be in that group but I don't want to see any messages appearing on my wall. So, is there a option to mute all msgs from appearing.
Btw, it should be better than Mute or Block!
