New privacy options are on the way
With an upcoming update for Whatsapp, the messaging app will be expanded to include a new data protection function that you can use to hide your online status. As with the “Last Online” option, it should be possible to choose from different levels of secrecy.
The world’s most popular short message service is constantly changing: new reports are regularly received about upcoming Whatsapp functions that are intended to improve the user experience. at WABetaInfo Features discovered in pre-releases are collected.
Completely submerge with the upcoming update
The latest find concerns the privacy settings. Over the years came many functions for displaying user activity added, which can now optionally be weakened again. The most prominent example is the “blue ticks”, which are bursting with potential for conflict. This read receipt can now be deactivated in the data protection settings, as well as the “last seen” status.
Whatsapp is currently testing the function, including that Hide online status from all or only certain contacts. Previously, a screenshot showed two options for the “Who can see when I’m online?” setting, viz “Everyone” or “Same as Last Online”. The settings for the “Last Seen” timestamp are as follows:
- Everyone
- my contacts
- My contacts except…
- Nobody
Although the screenshot comes from a Whatsapp test version for iOS, this function should according to WABetaInfo also for Android appear. The invisibility feature is still in development and will be released in a later update at an unknown date. At the same time, the developers are apparently working on a few other functions, including the subsequent editing of sent text messages.
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Robin Cromberg