WhatsApp for Android is in screening a profile picture privacy environment that will let people disguise their profile photographs from particular contacts, according to a report. The custom made privacy environment could come together with the existing possibilities to let you clearly show your profile picture to every person, all contacts, and no one. The change is said to be a aspect of the increased privacy settings that would also be a aspect of the Final Viewed and About standing updates on WhatsApp.
In the report, WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo has mentioned that WhatsApp for Android beta version two.21.21.two carries references about the new profile picture privacy environment. A screenshot shared by the source suggests that the new environment would come by the selection My contacts except… that is offered together with the existing All people, My contacts, and No one privacy possibilities for the profile picture.
WhatsApp is spotted screening a My contacts except… selection for profile picture privacy environment
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The new environment would let you choose distinct contacts that you want to exclude from the people today who would be able to see your profile picture.
The My contacts except… selection is not likely to be limited to the profile picture privacy environment but would also be offered for Final Viewed and About standing updates, as previously noted by WABetaInfo.
It is now unclear whether or not the change be initially limited to Android, however WABetaInfo beforehand showed an Apple iphone screenshot suggesting the same custom made privacy environment for the Final Viewed selection.
WhatsApp again in 2017 introduced the My contacts except… selection for its Status operate. The same selection later arrived for the team privacy settings in November 2019.
Even though the update has been spotted in a the latest WhatsApp for Android beta release, it has not nevertheless been offered for beta testers. It is also not clear whether or not WhatsApp will roll out the new custom made privacy environment in phases, with 1st arriving for profile photographs and later increasing to Final Viewed and About standing updates.