From CNET: WhatsApp announced three new privacy features Tuesday, one of which will let you leave a group chat without alerting the entire group.
The Meta-owned company says it will add the ability to leave groups silently, meaning that administrators will still get an alert but everyone else in a group chat will not. This could be especially useful for larger group chats -- for instance, ones that are themed around an event or a hyperactive chat that you just don't find that engaging anymore.
WhatsApp will also soon let you hide your active online status from specific people, and when enabled the app will not show those selected the exact moments you are available within the app. Currently, the app shows when you are online to anyone who can view your profile within the app. WhatsApp also can show people when you were last active, and that can already be hidden from other people within the app's privacy settings.
The ability to leave groups silently and hide your online status will roll out to WhatsApp later this month, and its third feature -- currently in testing -- will block others from taking screenshots of messages that are meant to be viewed one time. This has been a major issue for apps that encourage ephemeral messaging like Snapchat, which in the past have combatted the issue by sending a notification when a message is copied via screenshot.
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