Never give a verification code to a stranger. No one should ever ask you for a six-digit verification code — not a stranger on social media, not tech support, not even your bank.

When you receive the code, enter it here. WABetaInfo says that when the first attempt to log into a WhatsApp account is successful, another six-digit code will be needed to complete the process.

iOS, iPadOS, and macOS offer to fill in the code most recently arrived via SMS to the Messages app in any properly formatted field—including a phishing site’s verification-code field.