WhatsApp upcoming features: SOON, you will be able to HIDE online status on WhatsApp - Here's how

WhatsApp upcoming features: Facebook-owned, one of the most popular messaging applications on the globe, WhatsApp, will reportedly let users hide their online status from anyone who can't be trusted. The new privacy tools are in development to allow control over exactly who can see parts of a user's profile.

Currently, "Last Seen," "Profile Picture" and "About" can either be seen by everyone, contacts, or no one at all. There are no customizable options, the IANS report said. Those limitations will be lifted soon, as WhatsApp is currently testing the ability to exclude specific contacts from seeing your status, it added.

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With this option, users will be able to hide their "Last Seen" time from a handful of people without disabling it altogether. This option will also support profile photos and bios, providing much more control over privacy than previously offered. Disabling "Last Seen" will remain a two-way street -- if a user hides it from a group of people in their contacts list, WhatsApp will hide their information in return.

 Although the feature was spotted on iOS, it's slated to come to all smartphones whenever it's ready for primetime.  Earlier, the popular messaging application had stated that it is working on view once messages that would disappear forever after just being viewed once.

After the first look at WhatsApp's implementation on reactions in messages, the company is also working on a redesigned chat bubbles for iOS devices. According to WABetainfo, this feature is under development and will be released in a future update.

The redesigned chat bubbles are more rounded and feature a new green colour. There's a bit more contrast between dark and light modes. It is also possible to notice that the new chat bubbles are larger and look a bit more modern. This is part of other tweaks WhatsApp's been bringing to the app, as larger image and links preview, the report said.

According to the news agency IANS, the report mentioned that the reaction feature is also under development and it is still unknown when it is going to be released for all users.