Want to leave a group chat on the sly? WhatsApp is working on it


As part of a new update, which is rolling out this month, WhatsApp users will be given the option to leave group chats without notifying others. — dpa

LONDON: WhatsApp is to allow users to leave group chats without notifying others and control who can see when they are online as part of a privacy update to the messaging app.

As part of the update, which is rolling out this month, users will also be given the ability to block people from taking screenshots of View Once messages, which are designed to disappear after being opened.

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