WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out new granular privateness controls to sure testers on the most recent beta model of the app for iOS, that enables superior administration of privateness settings on the app. First noticed in improvement final yr, the function is designed to provide customers granular management over who can see their final seen, about, and profile picture on the messaging service. While some testers can now entry these options on the beta variations for iOS and Android, WhatsApp is but to announce when these privateness settings will probably be rolled out to all customers.

According to a report by WhatsApp options tracker WABetaInformation, the Meta-owned messaging service has began rolling out the granular privateness controls for profile picture, ‘About’ description, and ‘Last seen’ on WhatsApp. Users who’ve signed as much as obtain beta builds by way of TestFlight can replace to WhatsApp beta for iOS 22.9.0.70 may see the options enabled within the app. The new settings look like enabled by way of a server-side swap, as some customers might have to attend for twenty-four hours to be able to see the brand new settings, in line with the function tracker.

WhatsApp’s new privateness controls for customers on the most recent iOS beta model
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Users who’ve up to date to the most recent beta model can go to WhatsApp Settings and choose Account, then faucet on Privacy. Under every of three sections titled About, Last Seen and Profile Photo, customers ought to be capable to see a brand new choice titled My Contacts Except… — which is able to forestall any chosen contacts from viewing their profile picture, final seen, or about profile sections. Previously, WhatsApp would solely enable customers to decide on amongst Everyone, My Contacts, and Nobody.

Excluding a contact from viewing if you had been final seen on WhatsApp will cover their final seen from you, however this isn’t the case whereas excluding them from viewing your about or final seen, in line with the function tracker. The identical is true for customers on the beta model of WhatsApp for Android, who additionally received the identical function final month with WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.8.9 that rolled out on March 29. Gadgets 360 was in a position to affirm that the granular privateness controls had been enabled and dealing on the most recent model of WhatsApp beta for Android.

Earlier this week, WhatsApp introduced a brand new Communities function to assist directors acquire higher management over teams. With the brand new function, a number of teams could be added to a Community, and admins can ship a single message to everybody. WhatsApp can also be bringing extra enhancements to the messaging service, together with an elevated file sharing restrict, new reactions, and the flexibility to make group audio calls with as much as 32 individuals concurrently, in line with the corporate.