WhatsApp Trial Feature Phone Number Privacy For Community

JAKARTA - It seems that Meta is testing a new feature for additional privacy to the WhatsApp Community secretly. Found for the first time by WABtainfo, this feature is called a phone number privacy.

Based on what was found, this feature will add a layer of privacy to your account when joining a Community (Community). Where, this feature will ensure your phone number is hidden from other community members.

Maybe previously WhatsApp had already hidden the list of community participants in community announcement groups. However, when you interact with community announcement groups via message reactions, your phone number will be visible.

Well, this feature will keep your phone number hidden even when you add a reaction to the message. In addition, if you can contact a community member whose phone number is personally hidden, you will have the option to send them a request so they can choose to share their phone number with you.

Based on the screenshots shared, the feature asks for a warning by letting users know that their phone numbers can only be seen by community admins and others who have saved them as contacts.

Unfortunately for now, new features are available for some beta testers who are installing the latest WhatsApp for Android updates from the Google Play Store and WhatsApp for iOS from the App Store and the TestFlight app. likely this feature will roll out for more people in the near future.