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Tech T@lk

apple confirms Sept.14 event, Whatsapp may soon

expected to unveil iPhone 13 let users hide last seen from

pple recently an- specific contacts
nounced that it will be
Aholding an event on opular instant messaging able last seen for specific peo-
September 14. The company is P application WhatsApp ple. However, you can set the
expected to launch the iPhone might soon allow users to option to “Everyone,” “My
13 series during its event titled hide their last seen and profile Contacts,” and “Nobody”.
‘California Streaming’. As per It’s hard to pull specific picture from specific contacts. The new change is spotted in
The Verge, it will be another clues from Apple’s event invite, According to WABetaInfo, us- the beta version of WhatsApp
virtual event broadcast from though the darkening sky might ers will be able to hide their last which will roll out in the near
Apple Park. The tech giant typ- suggest we’ll see improved night seen WhatsApp status from future. As per Mashable, the
ically announces the year’s new mode photography. And the specific people. new option to be part of the
iPhones at the fall event, and glowing Apple logo is maybe The last seen status rests at mix is “My Contacts Except...”
this year’s entry is expected to hinting toward an always-on the top of the conversation, be- which will allow users to specif-
be called the iPhone 13. lock screen for the iPhone. If low the person’s name. It tells ically choose who they’d want
The new series of phones Apple reveals the next iPhone you the time when a person to hide their “last seen” time-
will apparently come in the at the event as expected, then was last seen online or when he stamp from.
same sizes as the iPhone 12, it seems likely the company will or she was last active. At this As usual, once you dis-
but a headline feature for some also share a release date for iOS point in time, you have the op- able the last seen status on
models could be high refresh 15. We already know that one of tion available to disable the last WhatsApp, you will not be
rate screens, finally delivering its biggest features, SharePlay, seen option altogether. able to see their status as
tech that has been available won’t be included in the initial However, this option is im- well. In addition, the same
on many Android phones. The public release of the software. plemented for all of your con- option is also present under
new phones are also expected Apple has several other projects tacts. WhatsApp’s privacy settings
to have smaller display notches in the works that could make ap- Currently, there exists no for a user’s profile picture and
and improved cameras. pearances at the event as well. option that allows you to dis- “About” information.

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