In its most recent beta build, WhatsApp has been testing a variety of new privacy-focused features like phone number sharing in WhatsApp groups and login approval. In the most recent update, the platform even increased the time frame for removing messages for everyone.
Mark Zuckerberg has now revealed that the platform for instant messaging would soon have even more cutting-edge privacy safeguards. You can use these features to mask your online presence, silently exit WhatsApp groups, and stop some conversations from being screenshotted. So let's examine these planned features in more detail.
"New privacy features are coming to WhatsApp, including the ability to leave group chats without informing anyone else, the ability to choose who can see when you're online, and the ability to stop screenshots from being taken of messages when they are first opened. In a post on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg stated, "We'll keep developing new ways to safeguard your messages and keep them as private and secure as face-to-face discussions.
Users will soon be able to leave groups quietly, that is, without alerting others or leaving a trace in the chat history. On view-once communications, users will also be able to avoid screenshots, which is a long-awaited feature. This much-needed functionality ought to have been a part of the View Once feature from the beginning.
The last feature is likewise much anticipated. You can decide with whom you want to share your online status. While the ability to hide your online status will be made available in September, it is believed that the ability to silently leave WhatsApp groups will be made available later this month. It won't be possible to restrict screenshots for messages until a later time that Whatsapp hasn't yet specified.
