Whatsapp new privacy feature..

Whatsapp last seen feature 

Ever frustrated with the last seen feature of Whatsapp?Then this would come as a good news to you. As Whatsapp has added the privacy feature through which you can hide your last seen notification.Call it the affect of Whatsapp buyout by Facebook or something else but lately Whatsapp has included these features.New reports state that this update for the Android platform will allow users to hide the 'last seen' notification from other users, with the choice of hiding it from everyone, from certain contacts, or only those not on the user's phonebook.

This features has been available to iOS users for a while. It is now included under the privacy settings on the WhatsApp for Android app. Currently the new features are not available for download on the Google Play store.

Even though updated version on Google is version 2.11.152, you can download the new v2.11.169 from the WhatsApp website. The new version might be still in beta, and we can expect it to roll out to users through Google Play soon.

Earlier in the day Facebook announced the acquisition of WhatsApp on Thursday, in a deal worth $19 billion in cash, stocks and bonuses. WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum has assured over 450 million monthly active users of the popular messaging app that 'nothing' will change for them as a result of this 'partnership' with Facebook. Koum added that WhatsApp 'will remain autonomous and operate independently' of Facebook.