function bp_get_activity_latest_update( $user_id = 0 ) {

		if ( empty( $user_id ) ) {
			$user_id = bp_displayed_user_id();
		}

		if ( bp_is_user_inactive( $user_id ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		if ( !$update = bp_get_user_meta( $user_id, 'bp_latest_update', true ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		/**
		 * Filters the latest update excerpt.
		 *
		 * @since 1.2.10
		 * @since 2.6.0  Added the `$user_id` parameter.
		 *
		 * @param string $value   The excerpt for the latest update.
		 * @param int    $user_id ID of the queried user.
		 */
		$latest_update = apply_filters( 'bp_get_activity_latest_update_excerpt', trim( strip_tags( bp_create_excerpt( $update['content'], bp_activity_get_excerpt_length() ) ) ), $user_id );

		$latest_update = sprintf(
			'%s <a href="%s">%s</a>',
			$latest_update,
			esc_url_raw( bp_activity_get_permalink( $update['id'] ) ),
			esc_attr__( 'View', 'buddypress' )
		);

		/**
		 * Filters the latest update excerpt with view link appended to the end.
		 *
		 * @since 1.2.0
		 * @since 2.6.0 Added the `$user_id` parameter.
		 *
		 * @param string $latest_update The latest update with "view" link appended to it.
		 * @param int    $user_id       ID of the queried user.
		 */
		return apply_filters( 'bp_get_activity_latest_update', $latest_update, $user_id );
	}