WhatsApp users can now exit groups silently without alerting anyone. The process is pretty much the same except the exit notification does not pop up on the chat.
A user can even hide online status now – like last seen – from friends. Users can also block screenshots on “view once” messages.
Announcing the new privacy features, Meta chief Zuckerberg said this would help keep the app “as private and secure as face-to-face conversations.
“New privacy features coming to WhatsApp: exit group chats without notifying everyone, control who can see when you’re online, and prevent screenshots on view once messages. We’ll keep building new ways to protect your messages and keep them as private and secure as face-to-face conversations,” Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post.
In another update, WhatsApp will allow users to delete messages even two days later.
“Rethinking your message? Now you’ll have a little over 2 days to delete your messages from your chats after you hit send,” WhatsApp said in a tweet.
The new features will be rolled out this month starting in the UK.
