New function allows users to deactivate the link preview in messages. This prevents ‘third-party websites from tracking interactions’ So far only selected users of the beta 24.7.10.76 for iOS can access the function.
It should soon be available to everyone as an update in the App Store and Google Play Store. WhatsApp will be getting another function in the near future. This has nothing to do with data protection, but merely serves to facilitate networking. For this purpose, colors are introduced that can be adjusted in the app. Further updates for the messenger are planned for 2024, including new emojis. The feature is designed to improve “engagement and interaction between users.” It gives users “convenient access to potential new conversations without changing their existing chat order,” it says on the portal. The innovation is currently not available to all users of WhatsApp, but should be available within the next few weeks. It will be available in both the iOS and Android versions.