WhatsApp is working on a new custom privacy setting for Android beta users. It is planning to add a new “My contacts except” option in the privacy settings, which will let users set last seen for specific contacts. The messaging service has already started testing this feature for iOS users. This means that the company might release this feature for both iOS and Android at the same. The ability to hide last seen for a specific contact is a much-needed feature as there are times when you don’t want to show some of the people when you were last online on WhatsApp.
WaBetaInfo has reported that the new custom option will be
available for categories like “Last Seen” “Profile photo” and “About.”
Currently, WhatsApp offers three privacy options under these categories.
The three options are “Everyone,” “My Contacts” and “Nobody.”
You will soon see one more option, which is “My contacts except.” Through these
privacy options, you can control who can see your last seen or profile picture
or your personal info on WhatsApp.
There is no privacy setting in WhatsApp that lets one hide
that they are online. WhatsApp only allows users to hide blue ticks and last
seen on chats. The cited source reported that the “My contacts except” option
is currently not available for everyone and the Android beta testers will get
it in a future update.
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