The outlet says WhatsApp is also implementing more granular privacy controls for both profile photos and about sections.

According to WABetaInfo, adding an individual to that list also prevents you from seeing their status. However, WhatsApp iOS beta version 22.9.0.70 adds a new “My Contacts Except…” option under the Last Seen section of the app’s privacy settings. You can also disable the feature altogether, but you haven’t had the ability to prevent specific individuals from seeing that information. For a while now, WhatsApp has allowed you to limit who sees your status to only your contacts. If you’re not familiar with that part of WhatsApp, it’s the feature that indicates when someone last checked the app, and it’s a way to find out if a contact may have potentially seen your message even if they have read receipts turned off. With the latest beta release of its iOS app, WhatsApp has added an option that allows users to limit specific individuals from seeing their “Last Seen” status, according to WABetaInfo. And it looks like the company could soon implement another overdue feature. This week, WhatsApp began rolling out emoji reactions.

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