WhatsApp is working on a privacy feature to stop profile photo screenshots and a custom chat filter feature to prioritise and organise key chats.Do you find it annoying that there is so much junk and unnecessary messages in your WhatsApp chat stream, preventing you from seeing the talks with your loved ones or vital matters? Although WhatsApp allows users to pin their preferred chats, this function is only available for up to three contacts, which makes it challenging for users to efficiently manage their crucial talks. WhatsApp is apparently developing a new custom chat filter function that prioritises favoured connections in order to remedy this problem.
The new feature was observed in the most recent TestFlight beta release, according to Wabetainfo. Marking favourite contacts is a function that WhatsApp previously revealed and is extended by the chat filter tool. Users will be able to prioritise and expedite access to their most crucial conversations by using this new filter to filter their chats based on their favourite connections. Additionally, this feature will work with WhatsApp Web as well, allowing users to synchronise their preferences across different devices.
Remarkably, the feature works in tandem with another one that WhatsApp has previously revealed: the one-tap option to call favourite people directly from the calls page. As to the report, the two additions are designed to enhance the user experience and customise WhatsApp, hence increasing its efficiency for users.
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It is important to keep in mind, though, that the chat filter feature is still under development and will need some time to reach beta testing and then full public release. In a similar vein, the favourite contacts function is currently being worked on and should be added in a later release.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp is developing a new feature to improve user privacy in keeping with future advancements. WhatsApp is working to improve user privacy as well. Wabetinfo claims that WhatsApp is developing a new feature that will improve privacy by prohibiting users from capturing screenshots of other users’ display pictures, or profile photos. The most recent Android WhatsApp beta, which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store, has this capability.
When the functionality launches, WhatsApp users will get a message saying, “Can’t take a screenshot due to app restrictions,” if they attempt to take a picture of someone else’s profile photo. This feature won’t stop them from using a separate device, such a phone or camera, to take a picture of another user’s profile pictures, though. Therefore, even after the feature is released, users should continue to exercise caution when choosing their display photo.
Goals of the feature
This feature’s main goal is to lessen the possibility of harassment and impersonation on WhatsApp. In the next weeks, it is anticipated that all users will have access to the feature, which is presently only available to a small number of beta testers.This functionality is consistent with WhatsApp’s earlier 2019 decision to prohibit users from downloading the profile photographs of other users. In addition, Meta’s messaging app is creating a specific chatbot that can confirm information and distinguish false information produced by deepfakes and artificial intelligence.
