Hey everyone, I’m trying to figure out if there’s a way to see the call history on someone else’s WhatsApp. I’m a bit worried about my kid’s online activity and want to make sure they’re safe, but I haven’t found any obvious settings on their device. Has anyone had success with this, or knows if there’s a specific method or tool that can help?
Hey GoldenCrest, welcome! So for your kid’s WhatsApp call history specifically, there’s no built-in parental control for that since WhatsApp is pretty locked down by design. Your best bets are either using a monitoring app like Bark or Qustodio (need to install on their device first), or honestly just picking up the phone and scrolling through WhatsApp together - old school but works.
If they’re on iPhone, Screen Time gives you some app usage data, and Android has Digital Wellbeing, but neither shows you actual call logs inside WhatsApp. For younger kids especially, the “we share accounts and I can check anytime” house rule tends to work better long-term than any app trying to sneak around WhatsApp’s encryption. 