WhatsApp testing new feature, will let users know which contacts were online recently

WhatsApp has been working on a number of features in the last few months and they have all made headlines. Be it encouraging new conversations with the suggested contacts feature or letting Indian users make international payments, the instant messaging platform is trying to enhance customer experience. As per latest news, WhatsApp has another feature in store that might help you decide whom you should text first.

A report in WA Beta Info says that WhatsApp is working on a feature that will show you a list of contacts that were online recently.

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A screenshot shared by the portal shows a list of contacts who were active on the instant messaging platform recently. It is to be noted that only a few selected contacts, who were recently online, will be shown in this list. This feature could prove to be useful if you want to check who was recently active on the messaging platform and is most likely to answer your texts or pick up your calls first.

This feature could also enhance users’ the messaging experience by removing the need to individually check the activity status of each contact. Keeping users’ privacy in mind, WA Beta Info report adds that the feature won’t show users’ last seen and online status in these lists.

As of now, the new feature is accessible to a select group of beta testers who update to the latest version of WhatsApp beta for Android through the Google Play Store. It is expected to become available to more users in upcoming weeks.

This isn’t the only feature that WhatsApp is testing to encourage you to interact with your contacts. An earlier report had said that WhatsApp might start suggesting users the contacts that they should talk to. These contacts would be those with whom the user hasn’t had a conversation in a long time.

A screenshot shared by WA Beta Info had revealed that selected beta testers were being treated to the new feature, which is said to be aimed at enhancing the communication experience. Positioned at the bottom of the chats list, this feature could offer users effortless access to potential new conversations without disrupting their ongoing chats. It’s worth noting that users who prefer not to receive suggestions for initiating new chats can easily opt out by closing the dedicated section located at the bottom of the chats list.

Both features are currently being tested and we might get to see them in a future update of the app.