Recently, WhatsApp was also working on allowing users to select the people they want to hide their “Last Seen” status from.
Recently, WhatsApp was also working on allowing users to select the people they want to hide their “Last Seen” status from.
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Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that will hide your “Last Seen” status from people who are not your contacts and who have never chatted. Earlier, WhatsApp set the feature to “Everyone” by default, allowing anyone on the app to see your contacts. Event. New update now limits the number of people who can see your last seen meta-Proprietary instant messaging app.
With the new feature, WhatsApp has set the “last seen” in “My Contacts” to “My Contacts” instead of “Everyone” by default. A report in The Verge pointed to a user’s tweet saying that users may not be able to see other people’s status. “We’re making it difficult for people you don’t know or haven’t chatted with,” it said, citing an email from WhatsApp.
The “My Contacts” option was already available for your “Last seen” status, but it has never been the default on the app. It’s also worth noting that WhatsApp already has a “none” option, where users can hide their “last seen” from anyone on WhatsApp.
Last Seen Status lets users see when you were last online on WhatsApp, or if you are using the app. While tihs a cool feature to know if your friends and family are around, it was used for a lot of spying, and there have been reports of third party apps exploiting the feature.
Turning on “My Contacts” will prevent third-party apps from seeing your online status, as an app is not considered a contact.
Recently, WhatsApp was also working on allowing users to select the people they want to hide their “Last Seen” status from. This feature will let you hide your last seen from specific people in your contacts, not the entire contact list.
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