IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- WhatsApp is introducing three privacy tweaks into the messaging app to “provide even more layers of protection”, the company announced on Tuesday.
WhatsApp said with the new feature, only admins would be notified when a member leaves a group.
According to the company, the two other features will allow users to choose who can see them when they are online and block screenshots of view-once messages.
WhatsApp will allow users to leave group chats without alerting members within such groups. In a blog, it said, “We love our group chats but some are not forever. We’re making it possible to exit a group privately without making it a big deal to everyone. Now, instead of notifying the full group when you are leaving, only the admins will be notified. This feature will start to roll out to all users this month.”
It will also disable making a screenshot on messages set to delete after it has been read or viewed once. The view once feature which was rolled out last year August will now have an added layer of privacy.
“Now we’re enabling screenshot blocking for View Once messages for an added layer of protection. We’re testing this feature now and are excited to roll it out to users soon,” it stated.
The last privacy feature will allow users to control who can see them when they are online, a feature that will roll out to users this month.Related News
“For the moments that you want to keep your online presence private, we’re introducing the ability to select who can and can’t see when you’re online.”
