WhatsApp Rolling Out New UI for Contact, Group Info: Report

WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out “My Contacts Except…” privateness function, permitting customers to regulate who can see their info on WhatsApp. The immediate messaging app can also be releasing a brand new interface for Contact Info and Group Info for particular Android beta testers, as per a separate report. This interface was beforehand solely out there when viewing Business Info. Separately, Android beta customers are additionally getting an up to date Disappearing Messages function. This function permits customers to decide on amongst 24 hours, seven days, and 90 days ephemeral durations as default message timer for disappearing chats. Thirdly, WhatsApp has made an enchancment to its multi-device function.

The “My Contacts Except…” choice is being launched with WhatsApp beta for Android 2.21.23.14 update, as per WhatsApp options tracker WABetaInfo. This function permits customers to decide on who can see their info reminiscent of “Last Seen” standing, profile photograph, and “About” description on WhatsApp. This shall be a fourth choice together with Everyone, My Contacts, and Nobody on the Last Seen settings menu. Users have to pick out the contacts who they do not want to share info with from the “My Contacts Except…” choice. The contacts not chosen right here will proceed to have the ability to see all info as they did earlier. Additionally, if a consumer disables their Last Seen for particular contacts, they will not be capable of see their Last Seen standing both. This rule for Last Seen doesn’t apply to About and Profile Photo.

As per one other report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp beta for Android 2.21.23.13 replace is bringing a bunch of latest options for beta testers. The first is the discharge of a brand new interface for Contact Info which was released with WhatsApp beta for Android 2.21.23.12. WhatsApp is claimed to be rolling out the brand new UI for extra beta testers within the newest replace. The report says customers may begin seeing the brand new interface for Group Info.

Additionally, the Disappearing Messages function which permits customers to decide on amongst 24 hours, seven days, and 90 days of ephemeral durations. The change was previously available for beta testers on iOS, and is now out there for Android testers. Introduced by the Meta-owned app final 12 months, the function provided an choice to routinely make a selected message disappear after seven days. The replace now affords decisions in time length to routinely make messages vanish on WhatsApp.

The newest rollout additionally brings tweaks within the multi-device replace. WABetaInfo tweeted that after the multi-device beta update, WhatsApp is not going to ship notifications about safety code adjustments when the linked machine checklist is modified. Security codes are used to confirm that the calls and the messages which a consumer sends to that chat are end-to-end encrypted. These codes are distinctive to every chat, WhatsApp says.