Whatsapp New Privacy Features
On 19th June 2022, Whatsapp’s New Privacy Features update was made available on the Playstore. In this post, you can easily get to know all the Whatsapp New Privacy Features.
Whatsapp New Privacy Features List
This is the path of Privacy Features Menu->Setting->Account->Privacy. There you can take control of the listed features below
- Last seen
- Mute people in a group call
- Profile Photo
- About
- Status
- Read receipts
- Disappearing messages
- Groups
- Live Location
- Blocked Contacts
- Fingerprint lock
Choose you can see your Last Seen
Last Seen feature lets people view the last online time of their fellow WhatsApp users and the online feature shows online if they’re online or using WhatsApp at that moment.
If a contact is online, they have WhatsApp open in the foreground on their device and are connected to the Internet. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean the contact has read your message.
Last seen refers to the last time the contact used WhatsApp. In your privacy settings, you have the option to control who can see your last seen. You may not be able to see someone’s online status unless they have you saved as a contact or have previously messaged you. Please note you can’t control who can see your online settings.
There are a few reasons why you might not be able to see a contact’s last seen:
- They might have set their privacy settings to hide this information.
- You might have set your privacy settings to not share your last seen. If you don’t share your last seen, you can’t see other contacts’ last seen.
- You might have been blocked.
Below is the new feature which lets people selective allow their contacts to view last seen / online status. This can be found in the below path.
Step 1: Go to setting
Step 2: Go to Account
Step 3: Go to Privacy, here you can choose last seen, profile photo, about or status.
Step 4: As shown below, you can select an option as per your wish.
Mute People in Group Call.
WhatsApp now let us mute people in a group call. This feature is only enabled for the person who initiates the call.
The Person who initiates the call has the privilege to mute people in a group call. This can be done by long-pressing the intended contact, there comes two features either you can message the person during your call or you can mute them simultaneously.
In addition to this, WhatsApp also announced that users can now choose which contacts to see their profile photos and about.
Thank you, Whatsapp for bringing up those features.
References:
https://www.whatsapp.com/features