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WhatsApp rolls out new privacy feature
The feature will be available in a future update on WhatsApp beta for Android 2.21.20.10.
WhatsApp has launched a new privacy feature— making it possible to disable privacy settings for specific contacts. The feature will be available in a future update on WhatsApp beta for Android 2.21.20.10.
Facebook-owned messaging portal, on its official twitter handle announced this news and wrote, "Settings > Account > Privacy > Last Seen > Nobody".
Earlier, the messaging app’s independent portal hinted towards this update
Previously, WhatsApp had three privacy options including everyone, my contacts and nobody for users’ last seen, profile picture and about.
Users had to set the privacy setting of last seen to “nobody”, if they wanted to hide their last scene from a specific contact.
However, the upcoming update introduced another option called "my contacts except…", so users now can enable last seen back— disabling it for specific contacts.
The feature will reportedly be needed an active Internet connection to configure.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp has introduced the rupee symbol ‘₹' in its chat composer to help its Indian users make seamless payments through the messaging service, in a bid to make digital payments simpler.