Instantaneous messaging app WhatsApp not too long ago unveiled quite a lot of options for its customers together with Communities, emoji reactions, and so forth. As per a latest report by WABetaInfo, the Meta-owned messaging platform is engaged on a characteristic the place customers will have the ability to disguise their “final seen” standing for particular contacts. The characteristic is reportedly being examined within the newest WhatsApp beta launch for iOS customers.
The most recent characteristic would permit WhatsApp customers to restrict their ‘Final seen’ standing to particular contacts solely, identical to Standing. This characteristic is buried underneath the “Privateness” settings of the app. Customers simply have to go to the “Final Seen” class and choose the popular choice from, “Everybody,” “My Contacts,” “No one,” and “My Contacts Besides…”. It’s price noting that if customers disable the final seen for particular contacts, they will be unable to see theirs.
Along with this, WhatsApp is anticipated to roll out the same characteristic for profile footage and the “about” part additionally. With this characteristic, customers will have the ability to determine who can see their WhatsApp profile footage. In line with experiences, “in the event you open WhatsApp Settings > Account > Privateness > Final Seen / Profile Picture / About, you would possibly discover a new choice referred to as ‘My Contacts Besides…'”
In the meantime, in a associated growth, WhatsApp not too long ago made a number of bulletins for each iOS and Android customers, together with the platform coming with help for 32-member voice calls, a brand new Communities characteristic the place Teams might be organised into a much bigger group, and 2GB file switch.
WhatsApp has additionally launched options for Group admins that embrace the flexibility to take away errant or problematic messages from everybody’s chats. Similar to on Fb and Instagram, WhatsApp customers can even have the ability to react to textual content messages with emoji reactions.
Supply: Live Mint