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*Meta-owned messaging application WhatsApp is set to release a new featurethat will allow users to hide their last seen from specific contacts. *
*Last seen lets other users know when a contact was last active on theapplication. *
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According to WABetainfo, WhatsApp stated “To improve the privacy andsecurity of our users, we’re making it harder for people you don’t know andhaven’t chatted with from seeing your last seen and online presence onWhatsApp. This will not change anything between you and your friends,family, and businesses who you know or have previously messaged.”
The feature currently can be turned off completely but not for specificcontacts. The new update will enable users to choose specific contacts andprevent them from seeing a user’s *last seen* status.
The new update in iOS beta version 22.9.0.70 carries a ‘My Contact Except’button that will let users choose specific contacts to hide their *lastseen* from.
The messaging application is working on other privacy and generalmodifications for both Android and iOS. The features are expected to berolled out soon.
