WhatsApp is working on setting avatar profile picture! The ability to set an avatar to use as a profile picture is under development in WhatsApp beta for Android. — WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) August 13, 2022 WABeta reports that WhatsApp is setting up an Avatar profile picture feature that will allow users to set a custom avatar as their display picture. A screenshot taken from the WhatsApp information portal shows how users would be able to customize and select an avatar, choose a background color and set an avatar as a profile picture. Currently, there is no word on when the feature will be released. And since it’s in an early stage of development, it could take some time before it’s released to the general public. Image credit: WaBetaInfo Earlier this month, WhatsApp announced a number of new privacy features on its service that are available to all users. Some of the new features include the ability to hide the Online status indicator, silently exit WhatsApp groups without notifying users, and block screenshots for selected messages. After the update, users will reportedly be able to set the visibility of their Online status among all users, just contacts, or none. Just as the visibility of other chat features, such as read receipts, can be controlled. Also, WhatsApp users will be able to leave any of the groups they belong to silently, without notifying everyone in the group. Note that group admins will still be notified of their exit.
