WhatsApp Reportedly Restricting Stalkers From Knowing Your Online Status WhatsApp is reportedly bringing new privacy measures to make it harder for people to know your last seen status and online presence on the platform. The update may not yet be in place for all users but is said to be available to some people on
WhatsApp launched the online status hiding feature a couple of months ago and now the feature is available for all users on the iOS and Android platforms.
The ‘Last seen’ and ‘Online’ statuses tell you the last time your contacts used WhatsApp, or if they're online. While the ‘last seen’ option can easily be turned off completely, the ‘Online’ status continued to reflect every time you entered the app