WhatsApp may soon launch a feature to hide your online status


In its report, WABetaInfo stated that over the years, a lot of users requested to be able to hide their online status. — Using phone photo created by Dragana_Gordic - www.freepik.com

WhatsApp is likely to be working on a feature that could hide online status on the application for Android, iOS, and desktop users, according to leaker site WABetaInfo. The new feature is expected to be released in due course.

After announcing that it is developing some major features such as the possibility of editing text messages, the company is now working on the ability to hide users’ online status for a future update of the app.

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