New updates to make it easier to evade contacts

It will now be possible to hide the “Visible In” flag, which indicates the last time the user used WhatsApp, from specific contacts. Another innovation: leaving a group without informing other members.

Better control of your online presence. With that in mind, the secure messaging app WhatsApp is rolling out a new update in August, which makes it possible to hide the ‘Seen In’ flag from certain pre-selected contacts.

according to the edgeNow, the WhatsApp user will be able to choose which of the close interlocutors he can see last on the Internet. Useful when you want to read a message without the reporter knowing that this is the case. This new feature complements another feature, which is the ability to hide the “Online” status which means that WhatsApp is open in the foreground on the device.

Enhance discretion and confidentiality

Last December, WhatsApp implemented online status hiding by default only for numbers that do not belong to the user’s contact list. But that didn’t stop his relatives from seeing his presence on the app. Since the two features are related, this will not be the case with this update.

In addition, WhatsApp is also launching a practical feature that allows you to leave chat groups discreetly. Currently, the app explicitly informs each group member of a participant’s departure. Attitude can cause misunderstanding. This new feature, equivalent to “Irish goodbye,” an expression meaning leaving the party without telling anyone, is therefore supposed to avoid the awkward moments that can accompany exiting a chat.

WhatsApp also announces that it is working on a way to block screenshots of single-use photos, videos or messages, and these media, like Snapchat, disappear from discussion once opened by the recipient. Finally, the Facebook sub-application has extended the maximum period for deleting a sent message to two days. Previously, this limit was 1 hour 8 minutes 16 seconds.