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WhatsApp users (owned by Meta Inc, which is recognized as an extremist organization and banned in Russia) will soon be able to hide their phone number from their interlocutors, the.
WhatsApp group admins will be able to delete messages from all members
According to the publication, the option is still in development and will only be available on Android as part of beta testing. It is unknown whether a similar update will be released on other operating systems.
As the portal reports, only group members will be able to use the WhatsApp Number List new function. By default, it will be disabled, that is, when a user joins the community, the phone number will initially be hidden from everyone. Subsequently, the owner of the smartphone will be able to regulate the visibility of his data for other members of this group.
Some time later, Mark Zuckerberg shared on Facebook (owned by Meta Inc, which is recognized as an extremist organization in Russia and is banned) the news about the development of three more new features in WhatsApp: exiting group chats without notifying group members, regulating the list of users who can see your online status, and banning the creation of screenshots when viewing messages once. According to the entrepreneur, the options will increase user privacy and make WhatsApp more secure.
The function that allows you to hide your number has long been available in another popular messenger - Telegram . To activate it, just open the application settings, go to the "Privacy" section and select "Phone number". It can be made visible to everyone or only to people from the contact list, or completely hidden.
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