iPhone users will be able to hide Online status on WhatsApp
WhatsApp for iPhone will soon receive a major update that will allow us to hide Online status for everyone. Both for WhatsApp users in the contact list and for those whose phone numbers we do not have in the directory.
This privacy feature has long been requested by WhatsApp users. So far, the Privacy settings allow us to hide information such as: last seen (which in chat shows when we were last active in the application), Profile Photo, About si Status.
In current version a WhatsApp for iPhone we cannot hide the Online status. Even if we have "Last Seen" set to "Nobody". When we have the application open, any user who opens the conversation can see that we are "Online".
How can we hide Online status on WhatsApp for everyone?
With us privacy feature, when we have the WhatsApp application open we can hide the online status for everyone. This novelty will be available soon for all iPhone (iOS) users.
The current "Last Seen" option in Privacy will be called: "Last Seen & Online".
And this option through which we can hide Online status on WhatsApp it works on the principle of reciprocity. If we have it set so that no one can see when we are Online, we will not be able to see the Online status of other users either.
In addition to this privacy feature, new ones are expected to appear soon. The possibility to edit / correct the messages sent in a conversation and a longer period of time in which to delete a sent message, are options expected in future WhatsApp updates.
Apple has already introduced this feature through which users can delete or edit an iMessage sent from iPhone, iPad or Mac. The feature will be available in the final version of iOS 16.
