WhatsApp hides ‘online’ status indicators for WhatsApp Business accounts on latest Android beta version

WhatsApp is the world’s most popular encrypted messaging service, and the service is constantly adding new features that first arrive in the company’s beta testing channel. However, the Facebook-owned company is reportedly testing the very rare removal of a feature, according to a new report about the company’s WhatsApp Business app. According to a new report, it appears that WhatsApp has removed the ability to view the online status of a Business account in the latest Android beta version.

One of the most widely used features on the messaging service, the online status indicator, was also added to WhatsApp Business when the service was first launched in 2018 for small businesses.