They key thing is is this a popup message from the app or a WhatsApp message that appeared like messages from friends in a feed.

Sometimes apps will tell you they need updating. Normally you would go to the play store search the app and it will say there if it needs manually updating.

WhatsApp can be banned by repressive regimes although I don't think Starmer has got round to that here yet. Under those circumstances it would be downloaded from a covert source and would need to be updated from there too but that isn't the case here so far.

By all means check the Google play app to see if it needs updating. Don't go anywhere else to update it. The odds are you wouldn't know how to anyway because I doubt that your phone has any alternate update sources authorised.

Quote from: Mups on Today at 11:56:16 AMA late good morning to you.
It's been  beautiful sunshine this morning,  and now I want to do some jobs outside, its all black clouds.  Bugger.

I wonder how Granny's getting on with her knee today . .    I hope all's well.

This is a strange cold I picked up about 10 days ago.  It is very intense and you think you're in for it,  then the next day its nearly gone,  then the following day it starts all over  again . .  and so on.   
Never had anything like this before.  Weird.
Still drinking my hot honey & lemon,  and gargling with warm salt water for my throat, so hope its soon gone altogether.

I would recommend a long rubdown by an oily veteran it will take your mind off the cold 

Lovely sunshine here.. 

Sam booked up his Christmas dinner
He backed a horse a sure fire winner
He'd use his winners to pay the bill
And then he got ill
When found that his horse was a ringer

fingers crossed for you

Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 11:58:01 PMIf it's an android phone you should really only be using playstore.

Apk is the type name of android executables and you normally have to fiddle with permissions to allow an app to be installed from anywhere other than the playstore. There's a reason for that.

It could be that it isn't WhatsApp suggesting you install from elsewhere but a scammer. Are there any contacts showing that aren't friends and family or groups you've joined?

This sounds sus to me

Oh dear,  I'm a bit worried now.      Yes, it is Android  (Samsung).   
Do others ever update their WhatsApp?
I will go and have another look at the phone and let you know later.


Today at 12:05:55 PM

Quote from: Dextrous63 on Today at 05:42:32 AMHmm.  That sounds dodgy to me.

I've not received any such message on my iPhone for WhatsApp or indeed any app suggesting I use a different App Store to update or install anything.

Just checked....

Thanks Dex,  but mine isn't an iphone.   Should that make a difference?


Today at 12:08:39 PM

Quote from: Ashy on Today at 09:38:29 AMSomething very similar poopped up on my Whatsit feed too. I may be wrong but I think this is a protected mode which does not allow copying or forwarding of messages and attachments, so I would not use this personally. If you use it to transmit document etc then you can only read them on the handset.

Whatsit?   

Sorry Ashy,  but I don't know anything about 'protected modes' either. 
I am pretty useless with technology.

Quote from: Ruthio on Today at 11:11:58 AMSam booked up his Christmas dinner
He'd backed a horse a shure fire winner
He'd use his winners to pay the bill
But then he got ill 🤒

^  ^  Gawd,  that's a rotten one to try and finish  ^  ^  

A late good morning to you.
It's been  beautiful sunshine this morning,  and now I want to do some jobs outside, its all black clouds.  Bugger. 

I wonder how Granny's getting on with her knee today . .    I hope all's well.

This is a strange cold I picked up about 10 days ago.  It is very intense and you think you're in for it,  then the next day its nearly gone,  then the following day it starts all over  again . .  and so on.    
Never had anything like this before.  Weird.
Still drinking my hot honey & lemon,  and gargling with warm salt water for my throat, so hope its soon gone altogether. 

Quote from: klondike on Today at 10:51:05 AMNot quite. Anywhere with an authoritarian government might lock you up. Such as North Korea, Russia, China and the like

Good comparison!