How to hide the last WhatsApp connection on Android

One of the weaknesses of WhatsApp that users of the messaging service are criticizing the most is the lack of privacy And it is that with the emergence of other tools such as Telegram, where secret chats and bragging rights have been included from being much more secure, WhatsApp seems to have been superseded. Although it is not entirely so. Proof of this is that they are working on privacy measures that can already be tested on the Android platform before they reach the general public.Here we tell you how.

Those responsible for WhatsApp launch the news through Google Playas usual via an update. However, they also allow you to download new versions of your application through your web page Versions that in this second case are usually test or incorporate some measure before in Google Play, where the application study and acceptance processes tend to delay its arrival to the rest of users. And it is precisely in the version published as a test where you discover the news that WhatsApp is preparing to privacy

These are three measures that directly affect the user profile on WhatsAppSpecifically to your profile picture, your status bar and your last available connection Issues that many people have wanted to control at different times to avoid misunderstandings or any problem with other contacts and that now it is possible to adjust.

Just access the download page of WhatsApp for Android and get the latest version available ( Currently 2.11.181). Just download it to the computer and transfer it to the terminal with the cable or download it directly to the deviceto install it. When you click on it with the file explorer, the installer starts working as if it were a regular application. Of course, you must first make sure that the Unknown sources function is active in the applications menu under Settingsof the terminal.

Once inside the new version of WhatsApp you just have to access the Settings menu and, from here, to thesection Account info In this menu appears the new option Privacy, where the three aforementioned options are saved . In this way, the user can click on Last time to choose that his last connection is shown only to contacts who have you on their schedule, no one or everyone. The same happens with the photograph of the profile and the status bar, being able to limit their visibility to contacts or making it disappear for all of them.

At the moment these questions are only available in the test version of WhatsApp, and they may not be completely effective.However, it does seem like a step forward on the part of those responsible for this messaging service to stand up to the alternatives that are emerging around it. At the moment there is only this method to control the privacy, waiting for an upcoming update present these news to other users through Google Play