The Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has recently offered many new features to its users. Some of these include quick reactions for messages, extended file sharing limit, and companion devices to let users access their WhatsApp chat on devices other than their primary smartphone.
Most of these features are already out for the public while others are currently being beta tested by a limited number of users. Now, the company has announced a bunch of new features for the beta build.
The first notable feature is one that expands on an already announced feature. Last month, the messaging platform began rolling out the option for users to hide their last seen, profile picture, and status from specific contacts included in an “exclusion list.” Now, users will soon get the ability to hide their online status from the contacts added by adding them to an exclusion list in privacy settings. This feature is great for people who don’t want to be disturbed while conversing with someone or if someone is stalking them.
The delete messages feature is also getting a tweak. Previously, the feature allowed users to delete a message within 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 16 seconds of sending it. Now, this time limit will be extended to 60 hours i.e. two days and twelve hours. That should give users more than enough time to delete a message they didn’t intend on sending. Group admins are getting another power-up as they will now be able to delete messages from any group participant.
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