New WhatsApp Feature: Users to View Recent Online Status of Friends

WhatsApp users can click on a person’s profile to check if they are online and available for chatting. But soon, messaging apps will make it easy to see which of your friends or contacts were online recently. Yes, WhatsApp is testing a new way to provide these details using a new section when you click on the + icon at the bottom of the screen.

The new feature is being beta tested for Android users with version 2.24.9.14 as mentioned by WeBetaInfo in its latest post this week. The messaging app is basically adding a new tab called Recently Online to its interface above the section where you can see the names of all your contacts on WhatsApp. “While this feature does not provide a comprehensive online list of all contacts, it effectively simulates such functionality by displaying a limited number of recently active contacts, especially when trying to select contacts to call,” the tipster highlights in the post. .

It is possible that WhatsApp wants to give these details to its users when they plan to call them for something important or just casually. The feature is currently visible to select Android beta testers, but others are likely to get the update in the next few weeks. Speaking of contacts, WhatsApp is also testing another feature that forces you to talk to people you never message on the platform. We hope that messaging apps give users the choice to be visible in this feature as an added layer of protection for their privacy on the app.

WhatsApp realizes that you miss connecting with some of your existing contacts and wants to help you message them. Details of the upcoming feature were shared by WABetaInfo this week, and if you have access to the Android beta version 2.24.9.5 update, chances are you can see the new folder available on the main chat screen.