According to the screenshots received by the WhatsApp info portal, users with the new Beta update can access this feature by going to Settings> Account> Privacy. In the Privacy section, this new feature is available for Last View Information, Profile Photo, and User Info. Prior to the update, users had only three options: All, My Contact, and Nobody. The new update adds a new option that specifies “My Contacts besides…” allowing users to add contacts to the list. Contacts added to this list will not be able to see the user’s Last Appearance. This feature was released in Beta testers on April 16 and according to Wabetainfor, it could be released on more devices soon. On April 15, WhatsApp announced the launch of the Communities feature, which will help manage and better organize group chats on devices worldwide. The communities would be like a “list of groups,” according to a WhatsApp spokesman, who added that the feature would allow anyone to “run their own community with different groups, but have some common connections.” Anyone can create a community and invite multiple groups to join, but groups will only become part of the community if their respective administrators accept the invitation. WhatsApp is also reportedly testing a feature that will increase the maximum file size that users can send to 2 GB from the current 100 MB, bringing the service closer to Telegram’s competitor, which allows users to send files up to 1.5 GB without any compression. Prior to that, the Meta-owned messenger service also released the “Connect devices” feature to all users, allowing them to connect up to five devices in their WhatsApp chat without having to keep their main device connected at all times.
