WhatsApp is very important for personal communication as well as office work. But almost often calls or messages from unknown numbers become the cause of annoyance. Users have been asking for such a number blocking feature for a long time. Finally WhatsApp has announced to bring the feature. Features are coming in its beta version, with more emphasis on personal security.
Several news media reported that the new feature is being added to the beta version of WhatsApp in Android version 2.24.17.24. Go to Google Play Store and update WhatsApp to get the new feature. However, WhatsApp has not yet confirmed whether the feature has been updated on everyone's phones in this version of Android. It has been reported that everyone will get the benefit of this feature very soon.
To get the feature, first go to the Google Play Store and update the app. Go to the 'three dot' menu at the top right of WhatsApp. From there click on 'Settings' option. Now go to 'Privacy' option. From there go to 'Advanced' option. If the feature is added to the beta version of your phone, you will see the 'Block unknown account messages' option. Clicking on it will stop receiving messages from unknown numbers.