WhatsApp to soon let users hide online status from everyone

Meta-owned WhatsApp is working on a feature that will give

iOS users the ability to hide their online status from everyone.

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According to WABetaInfo, this feature will come in a future update

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as it is under development so it cannot be released to beta testers since it is not ready.

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As of now, users can choose to display their "Last Seen" information to contacts

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some people, or no one. For a future version of the app

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WhatsApp will let users follow a similar approach

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the online toggle, reports 9To5Mac.

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