WhatsApp rolls out hide status when online feature, here’s what it does

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg last month announced three new features for WhatsApp including an ability to select who can see when you’re online. This is one of the most highly-awaited features on WhatsApp and it’s now finally rolling out in the beta version for users.

To recall, WhatsApp also announced this feature in August this year. The chat app on its blog post wrote, “Seeing when friends or family are online helps us feel connected to one another, but we’ve all had times when we wanted to check our WhatsApp privately. For the moments you want to keep your online presence private, we’re introducing the ability to select who can and can’t see when you’re online. This will start rolling out to all users this month.”