It issued a warning to users, stating that anyone found using such “unsupported version of WhatsApp” will face a temporary ban from the original app. However, WhatsApp has time and again warned against the practice.īack in 2019, WhatsApp started temporarily banning accounts that were found to be associated with the use of GB WhatsApp. People tend to download the alternate version instead of the original WhatsApp due to these features mentioned above. These features include using dual WhatsApp accounts on the same device, hidden message ticks, Auto-reply (as seen on WhatsApp Business accounts), long video status and more.
Its purpose is to provide the same WhatsApp like experience to its users but with extra features that the original WhatsApp does not have. The app comes for both Android and iOS since long.