India, May 30 -- WhatsApp is reportedly developing a new feature that will let users log out of their main account without deleting their data permanently. Currently, WhatsApp lets you log out of accounts on linked devices, but it does not allowing logging out of the account on primary device without loosing the data. Users have to delete their account if they want to log out.

This possibly upcoming feature was uncovered by Android Authority in collaboration with AssembleDebug, a column about new features in Google apps. He spotted this feature in the latest beta release (version 2.25.17.37) of WhatsApp.

According to the report, this feature will be available under Whatsapp's settings and account menu. Tapping the logout option in Accou...