Now 'Online' indicator will be hidden on WhatsApp
Now 'Online' indicator will be hidden on WhatsApp, Now no one will know whether you are running the app or not, Now you will also be able to hide your 'Online' status on WhatsApp. The company is working on this feature. The feature will help you hide from your friends, relatives and colleagues when you open the app.
![]() |
Now 'Online' indicator will be hidden on WhatsApp |
WhatsApp has introduced several privacy-oriented features
over the years. From the ability to disable your read receipts and blue ticks
to hide your profile photo from some or all contacts, the app has come with
some unique features. However, one aspect of WhatsApp hasn't changed in a long
time and that is the 'Online' indicator that appears under your name/number on
others' devices every time you open the app and use it.
Now, it looks like WhatsApp is finally working on it, and may
introduce a change to the app in the future, allowing you to completely turn
off the 'online' status indicator, so you can share with your friends, family
and friends. You can open the app whenever you want without informing
colleagues.
According to a report by WABetaInfo which tracks new features
of WhatsApp, the platform is working on a feature that will give WhatsApp users
control over who can see their 'online' status.
This is how the new feature
will work on WhatsApp
As can be seen in the
screenshot shared above, WhatsApp will let you choose between two settings for
your 'Online' indicator. You can either set it to 'Everyone', which will show
your online status to everyone when you're online (unless they're blocked) or
you can choose the 'Same as Last Seen' option, which will show your online
status to those same people as you. 'Online' status will show those who are
allowed to see your 'Last Seen' indicator.
![]() |
Now 'Online' indicator will be hidden on WhatsApp |
Depending on how you
set up your 'Last Seen', your 'Online' status will also be available to more or
fewer people. For example, if you set your 'Last Seen' to 'Nobody' and your
'Online' status to 'Same Last Seen', no one will be able to see both your 'Last
Seen' and 'Online' indicators.
When will the feature come
for stable users?
The report says that while the screenshots have been taken on
iOS, the feature will eventually come to Android and desktop users as well.
Note that this feature is currently in the development phase, so it is
impossible to say how long it will take to arrive. However, the feature will
first come to beta users, and after fixing any bugs, it will be rolled out to
stable users.
#WhatsApp, #WABetaInfo, #WhatsAppuserscontrol, #WhatsAppfeature
Post a Comment