However, that looks set to change, based on options unearthed by WABetaInfo in a beta version of WhatsApp. Once you have installed the new version of WhatsApp, you can find the new Privacy Tab in Settings and then Account Settings.WhatsApp is working on giving users the option to adjust the visibility of their "Last Seen" status on a contact-by-contact basis, according to a new report from forthcoming-feature specialist WABetaInfo.Īs regular WhatsApp users will know, the "Last Seen" status of a contact sits atop the conversation thread, informing you when that contact last opened and was active on the app.Ĭurrently, you can disable your "Last Seen" status so that other contacts can't see when you were last online, but the setting's options are limited to "Everyone," "My Contacts," and "Nobody," and there's no way to make exceptions for individual contacts. Before you hastily uninstall the version on your phone and install the one from the apk, be warned that you should always back your chats up. This also shows that the feature is not available to everyone right now and WhatsApp could just well change its mind and withdraw it at any time. This new privacy feature is not available on the Play Store version of WhatsApp yet, but you will need to download and install the app all over again from the website using an apk file. The update may have been pre-planned and Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp might just be another co-incidence. Of course the WhatsApp-Facebook deal has nothing to do with this update. This was a service that was previously exclusive to iPhone users.
Facebook acquired WhatsApp for a whopping $19 Billion and it follows after the deal, WhatsApp has a new update for Android users allowing one to officially hide your last seen time-stamp, your WhatsApp status and your WhatsApp profile picture within your app without having to install an additional app or constantly turn on and off your WiFi or data network.
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