WhatsApp is making 3 major changes and we are obsessed

Leave ‘Group messages’ without anyone noticing and more…

The messaging app giant has announced various new features that provide interlocking layers of protection. The new features will be rolled out within the next month. This will give you more control over your messages on WhatsApp, and also is a godsend for some of us… here are the 3 major changes coming to the platform that we couldn’t be happier about.

1) Stealth Mode - You choose who sees if you are online

Whether you're trying to play it cool with a date or putting off responding to your ex, WhatApp's online indicator can be unhelpful. Now, the messaging app has launched a stealth mode that allows you to select who can and can't see when you're on WhatsApp.

2) Leaving Group Chats - They will never know

Another update lets you leave the WhatsApp group chats without notifying other members. Now, only the group admins will know.

3) Privacy first - No more screenshotting view once pictures

The third update launched was the enabling of screenshot blocking for View Once messages. “View Once is already an incredibly popular way to share photos or media that don't need to have a permanent digital record”, WhatsApp explained.

This isn’t the first time WhatsApp has made changes to improve privacy feature, the company which was acquired by Meta prides itself on its impressive range of privacy tools, like disappearing messages that self-destruct, end-to-end encrypted backups when you want to save your chat history, two-step verification for added security and the ability to block and report unwanted chats… and we’re here for it.