WhatsApp is edging its way beyond being a simple chat app, and moving closer to being a social network, with an update that shows who has been “recently online”, a feature that’s designed to encourage people to chat.
While WhatsApp currently offers “online” and “last seen” information at the top of each individual chat bar, we could soon be able to see which of our contacts has been “recently online.”, WhatsApp's latest update will allow users to access a new feature within their contacts lists to see who was recently online, including those of their contacts they are yet to chat with.
Although the feature is currently only available to a few beta testers, it is reportedly being pushed out over the coming weeks. The update will be available on both the latest Android and iOS versions of WhatsApp. Importantly, the more privacy-conscious amongst us who have disabled their"last seen" and"online" status option won’t be available in the “recently online” list.
There’s also the recent update to its Communities tool, which Meta says adds new ways for people to stay in touch with their neighbourhood, school groups and fellow hobbyists. Anyone can now create an event in WhatsApp, where the RSVP list is known to the whole group, with attendees getting notifications when the event is getting close.
Meanwhile, replies are also coming to Announcement Groups, making Communities a little more interactive between admin and members. Meta says that the replies are grouped together and minimized—you will have to go digging in to read them, and notifications will be muted.
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