Tue 11 July 2023:
WhatsApp, owned by Meta, is testing a new ‘phone number privacy’ feature on Android and iOS.
According to WABetaInfo, beta users will notice a new option called ‘phone number privacy’ in the community announcement group info.
This feature notifies users that their phone number is only visible to community administrators and anyone who have saved them as a contact.
It also allows users to conceal their complete phone numbers from other chat participants.
The new phone number privacy feature for communities is available to some beta users that install the latest WhatsApp for Android update and WhatsApp for iOS update, and it is rolling out to more users over the coming days, the report said.
Meanwhile, last week, it was reported that the messaging platform was working on a new group suggestions feature for communities, for Android beta.
Community admins would be able to approve or reject any request made by other community members using this section.
The section is also expected to have two shortcuts to quickly approve or reject the suggestions.
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