WhatsApp will soon let you hide your ‘Last seen’ status from specific contacts


The ‘My Contacts Except...’ feature to exclude specific people from seeing online status is currently in development. — Photo by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash

WhatsApp is currently testing a feature that allows users to hide their Last Seen status from specific contacts.

The name of the feature has been identified as ‘My Contacts Except...’, according to a report by WABetaInfo, an independent portal that provides updates about WhatsApp.

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