Now users can hide profile pic, last seen from specific contacts: WhatsApp

June 18: In a latest development, social media giant, WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that allows users to hide their profile photo, about, and last seen status from specific contacts. Users will now have four privacy options to show this information to either ‘everyone’, ‘my contacts’, ‘nobody’, or ‘my contacts except…’. Notably, users won’t be able to see the last seen of contacts they hide it from.

WhatsApp wrote, “To further protect your privacy online, we’re rolling out new options to your privacy control settings Now you can select who from your contact list can see your Profile Photo, About, and Last Seen status.”

Privacy settings

Adjust your privacy settings to control who sees your information. You can set your last seen, profile photo, about, or status to the following options:

• Everyone: Your last seen, profile photo, about, or status will be available to all WhatsApp users.
• My Contacts: Your last seen, profile photo, about, or status will be available to your contacts from your address book only.
• My Contacts Except…: Your last seen, profile photo, about, or status will be available to your contacts from your address book, except those you exclude.
• Nobody: Your last seen, profile photo, about, or status won’t be available to anyone.

🔒 To further protect your privacy online, we’re rolling out new options to your privacy control settings 🔒

Now you can select who from your contact list can see your Profile Photo, About, and Last Seen status. For more information follow this link: https://t.co/UGMCx2n70h

— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) June 15, 2022