WhatsApp to roll out new chat privacy notification feature

WhatsApp is set to roll out a new feature aimed at enhancing transparency in conversations that will allow users to be notified whenever someone enables or disables the upcoming advanced chat privacy setting.

Whether in one-on-one chats or group discussions, every participant will receive an alert when the privacy status changes, WABetaInfo reported.

For instance, if a user decides to turn off the advanced privacy setting, a notification will be displayed within the chat to let everyone know.

Meta's popular instant messaging app's new feature ensures transparency, as all participants will be aware that the chat's privacy status has returned to the original settings, where users can choose whether to save media automatically to their device's gallery.

However, if someone activates the new feature, this will prevent any participant from saving media automatically to their device's gallery, adding an extra layer of privacy to the conversation.

Additionally, enabling this feature will also block the ability to export the entire chat history. Anyone attempting to export the chat will receive an error message, ensuring that the chat content remains protected.

Meanwhile, deactivating the new feature will restore the ability to export the chat history, this change will be made clear to everyone in the conversation through a notification.

The new feature to notify users when the advanced chat privacy setting changes is under development.