How to prevent the “WhatsApp” app from accessing synchronized contacts?

How do I prevent WhatsApp from accessing iPhone contacts?

You can stop WhatsApp from accessing your iPhone contacts:

• Using Screen Time settings: iPhone → Settings → Screen Time → Restrictions → Privacy: Contacts → WhatsApp (disable)
  • Note: This setting blocks access to all contact accounts.
• Via Intune deployment and device restriction configuration: ing iOS corporate contacts? 

🎥 In this YouTube video, we show you how to protect corporate contacts on iOS from WhatsApp & similar apps using sync.blue.

How do I prevent WhatsApp from accessing Android contacts?

On Android devices, this issue usually doesn’t occur because there’s a clear separation between work and personal profiles. Using the Android Enterprise feature, companies can set up a Work Profile. This ensures:

• Corporate apps and contacts are strictly separated from the personal area,
• WhatsApp (in the personal profile) has no access to business contacts,
• Central management can be handled via MDM solutions like Microsoft Intune.