

In a tweet (Opens in a new tab) from the head of WhatsApp at Meta Will Cathcart, participants in large group calls can now mute or message specific people. The meta-owned messaging platform also announced new updates for its group calls. Prior to the official launch, the new privacy setting was available to select users as part of a limited beta. Engadget also says that if users do decide to hide their last seen status from others, you won’t be able to see theirs either.

Tap the three horizontally stacked lines. Previously, WhatsApp only had three options: everyone, my contacts, and nobody. Tap the Google Play Store icon on your Androids home screen. This appears to be a convenient feature for people to hide from businesses, banking accounts, or creepy people on WhatsApp. It’s used by over 2B people in more than 180 countries. The change includes a new option that allows users to exclude specific people in your contacts from seeing your profile photo, about, and last seen status, as reported by Engadget. Install About this app arrowforward WhatsApp from Meta is a FREE messaging and video calling app.

(opens in a new tab) (Opens in a new tab) With the new update, users can limit who can see their profile photo, last seen status, and more, according to Engadget (Opens in a new tab). WhatsApp announced Wednesday that it’ll be rolling out new privacy features giving users more control over the kinds of information other people can see.
