Whatsapp will allow you to hide your “online” status in stealth mode. The news came through the WABetaInfo website, which says that the developers of the Meta instant messaging app are developing features to hide online status and edit text messages. An update with these features is still in beta and has been seen in the test version. whatsapp for iOS.
The reason for hiding online status can vary, as everyone has different reasons for wanting this functionality. For example, there may be WhatsApp users who do not want to be disturbed by other people at a time when they need to concentrate, but we may also have cases where some contact is stalking, be it an acquaintance or a business person. . WhatsApp is now finally listening to its users and will soon let you choose who can see when you’re online in the app. Check out the image below to see a screenshot demonstrating this feature.
Screenshot of the WhatsApp online status hiding feature. Source: WABetaInfo
Note that in the image above there are options to customize who can see the “online” status when using the app. It is also possible to set hide “for everyone”, hide for “contacts”, hide for “contacts except…” and hide “for no one”.
Launch and availability
Hide online status feature in WhatsApp was only released for the beta version of the iOS app, but in the future this feature will be added to other platforms, including the beta version of WhatsApp for android and a beta version of WhatsApp for desktop. However, it is not yet known exactly when the functionality will become available to everyone.
