Last year, WhatsApp began developing a new privacy setting that allowed users to hide their profile photos, last seen, and other information from specific people in their contact lists. 

The privacy setting allows users to hide their profile photos, last seen, and other information from specific people in their contact lists. Its availability was limited due to the fact that it was in beta, but the company has announced that it is now available to all of its users worldwide on iPhone and Android devices.

You had three privacy options for your profile photo, last seen, and about info up until now: everyone, my contacts, and nobody. Now a fourth option, "My contacts except...", which is also available for status privacy, has been added to the profile photo privacy options.



WhatsApp has added a feature that allows you to show your profile photo, last seen, and other info to everyone in your contacts list except those you exclude. If you don't share your last sight with others, you won't be able to see theirs. It's just like reading receipts, with the only difference that the latter always remains on for group chats even when you turn it off.

You can go towards WhatsApp's Settings > Account > Privacy menu on iPhone and Android phones to try this new privacy. 

In addition to the new privacy controls, WhatsApp also announced a few group calling features, including the ability to mute others during a group call while also messaging specific people. When someone joins an off-screen group call, you will also see a banner.