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WhatsApp has added a slew of features to its instant messaging application on Android and iOS devices this year. The Meta-owned platform is also testing several other new features which it is expected to release in the coming months. The company is now said to be testing one of the most anticipated privacy features that users have been asking for since long. We are speaking of the option to hide the last seen option from specific contacts. When is this option being added to WhatsApp and how will you be able to use it? Read on to know:

WhatsApp New Last Seen Privacy Feature: When Is It Coming?

WhatsApp has started working on the option to let users hide their last seen from a specific contact. A fresh report via WABetaInfo hints at this latest development. Currently, the feature to hide last seen from specific contact is being tested for the iOS app. As of now, WhatsApp only lets the user hide their status from selected users on both Android and iOS apps. However, users have been asking for the option to hide their last seen as well from select contacts.

Once the stable version of this feature is released, WhatsApp users on iOS would be able to hide their last seen either from all contacts or some select users. The company should soon start testing this last seen hide option for the Android platform as well.  We might see the brand adding this option to iOS devices initially followed by Android.

It is currently not known if the brand will be releasing a stable version of this new feature in the coming months or later this year. But with the latest privacy feature being under the testing phase, it shouldn’t be long before the company brings this option to the Android and iOS platforms. We are waiting for some more developments on the same and will update you once the details are available. But if you are interested in knowing how you will be able to hide the last seen option on Android and iOS devices from select contacts or users, then below are the steps.

How To Hide Last Seen From Specific Contact/ Person On WhatsApp?

The option to hide the last seen from specific contact would be completed in just a few steps. The procedure would be identical to hiding the last seen from all users on WhatsApp or from specific contacts on WhatsApp status.

Step 1: Open the WhatsApp application. From the home page go to the settings menu (three dots on the top right).

Step 2:  Click on the ‘Account’ option.

Step 3: Now, select the privacy tab and click on “last seen”.

Step 4: Select the “My contacts except” option and add the contacts or users from whom you want to hide your last seen.

Step 5: Click on Done.

We would like to highlight that the steps mentioned above would only work once WhatsApp officially releases the stable update to hide last seen from specific contacts. If you try to perform these steps now, you only will get to select between “Everyone”, “My contacts”, and “Nobody”. Following the update, you will be able to select the “My contacts except” option to hide the last seen.

It is good to see that WhatsApp is constantly improving its privacy ecosystem on its platform. This is one of the prime reasons for its popularity amongst the users despite numerous such applications’ availability in the market. We are expecting WhatsApp to confirm the development of the same soon.

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Twitter is a noted microblogging website accessed by millions of users globally. Like most of the modern social media platforms, Twitter is also frequent with adding new updates and features. Twitter has majorly improved services on its mobile app as well as the desktop version. We have seen a trend with social media platforms and instant messaging apps borrowing features from their rivals. Twitter is also following the same lead and has introduced a long-awaited WhatsApp-like feature for the masses. The latest feature that Twitter has announced for users will enhance the direct messaging experience on both the mobile app as well as the web version.

Here’s How Twitter Is Enhancing Direct Messaging Experience On Its Platform

Twitter has released a new update that will simplify the process to search for any specific chat in any conversation window. This feature seems to be borrowed from WhatsApp where users can easily read specific older texts in any chats by searching with a single keyword. Twitter has announced the availability of this new direct message search feature on its mobile app as well as the desktop version via its official blogsite.

It is worth adding that Twitter has been offering the direct messaging service for a while. However, it only allowed users to look for specific or multiple user names in the direct message section. But now, it will get easier for the audience to locate a particular message in any conversation window.

Twitter in a statement said, “We know you’ve been waiting for the option to search your DMs Now you can use the search bar in your inbox to find specific messages using keywords and names”.

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We know you’ve been waiting for the option to search your DMs…

Now you can use the search bar in your inbox to find specific messages using keywords and names. pic.twitter.com/A41G8Y45QI

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) March 23, 2022

It isn’t much of a task to use this new Twitter direct message search feature. You just have to head to the DM (direct message) section and open the required chat window. Once you are on the conversation window just click on the search option and enter the message keyword that you need to search.

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Facebook, now renamed Meta is amongst the most accessed social media platforms globally. Facebook has quite a large user base and is rapidly adding more profiles with each passing year. If you have been using Facebook services, then you must have definitely created one user profile with which you access all the services. While creating a Facebook profile option, you must have entered several personal information such as name, email address, and other contact details.

It’s always advised to cross-check the details while creating a profile before the final submission. However, there are instances when you might want to change your Facebook name. That could be due to an error or a change of mind. If you are having difficulties changing your Facebook name, then you have stopped at the right place. This article is the step-by-step guide that will help you change your Facebook profile name easily. Let’s take a look:

What Are The Steps To Change Facebook Name?

Step 1: Open the Facebook app or log in to the desktop version on your respective smartphones or tablets/ PCs.

Step 2: Click on the menu option (three horizontal lines) and select the “Settings and privacy” option.

Step 3: Next, tap on the “Settings” option again.

Step 4: You will now need to select the “Personal and account information” and then click on the “Name” tab.

Step 5: Enter the new name that you want to update as your Facebook name.

Step 6: Now, click on the “Review Change” option and then select the “Save Changes”.

It is worth adding that Facebook has a certain set of guidelines that need to be followed in order to change the Facebook name or any other personal information. You can read all the Facebook guidelines for changing names and other profiles details by clicking on this link. The aforementioned steps make it easy for you to change your Facebook name easily on the mobile app as well as the desktop version.

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Facebook is blocking people who haven’t activated their accounts. Notably, a leading social media platform has sent an email titled Your account requires advanced security from Facebook Protect’ so that users can activate Facebook Protect in their accounts.

“As part of our ongoing improvements to security, we’re expanding Facebook Protect, a program designed for people that are likely to be highly targeted by malicious hackers, including human rights defenders, journalists, and government officials,” Facebook said.

This development comes after several users started complaining about the same. It is worth noting that Facebook has sent an email to all users whose accounts are under threat; however, users misunderstood the email and took it as spam. In fact, many users ignored the email and took it as phishing.

“These people are at the centre of critical communities for public debate. They enable democratic elections, hold governments and organizations accountable, and defend human rights around the world. Unfortunately this also means that they are highly targeted by bad actors,” the app added. But, if you are facing a similar issue, then you need to follow these steps to protect your account.

Steps To Protect Your Facebook Account

Step 1: First, you need to click on the downward-facing arrow at the corner of Facebook.
Step 2: Click on the Setting and Privacy, then you have to click on the Security and Login option.
Step 3: Now, you have to open Facebook Protect and tap get started.
Step 4: Then, on the welcome screen, you have to click on the next option.
Step 5: On the Facebook Protect benefits screen You have to click on the next option.
Step 6: After that, the company will check your account for all issues and suggest you make changes to protect your account.
Step 7: Tap on the Fix Now option and follow all instructions to protect your account.