Status Updates

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  WhatsApp Will Soon Let You Add a 'Close Friends' Status, Just Like Instagram: Report

  WhatsApp may soon let users share Status updates with a Close Friends list, offering more privacy and control over who can view certain posts. WABetaInfo spotted the feature in an Android beta build, though it remains under development with no release timeline confirmed. The option could work alongside custom contact lists, allowing users to manage...

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  WhatsApp Could Soon Support Adding Status Updates for Close Friends, Just Like Instagram

  WhatsApp is reportedly developing a feature that could allow iOS users to share their status updates specifically to a list of ‘Close Friends’. This feature looks to be similar to Instagram’s feature, which also allows users to post stories specifically for their close friends. Like Instagram, these ‘Close Friends’ Status updates on Whats...

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  WhatsApp for Android Reportedly Testing Feature to Share Music on Status Updates

  WhatsApp may be developing a new feature for its Android platform which lets users share media on status updates, as per the claims by a feature tracker. This functionality is speculated to allow users to search, select and search for the music, courtesy of Meta Platforms’ recent agreement with the Universal Music Group. They can tap on a new but...

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  WhatsApp Adds Private Mentions and Likes to Its Status Feature

  WhatsApp has introduced a new set of features for status updates. The Meta-owned instant messaging platform is rolling out new status likes and private mentions features for Android and iOS users. Likes on Status is a new way to acknowledge a contact's status update by tapping the heart emoji. With private mentions, users can now mention and tag co...

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  WhatsApp Working on Feature to Block Messages from Unknown Senders; Tests Like Reactions for Status Updates

  WhatsApp will soon help users protect their account and optimise device via a new 'Block unknown account messages' toggle that prevents certain messages from being delivered to users via unknown accounts. Meanwhile, the messaging app has started testing like reactions for WhatsApp status updates on the latest beta version of the app for Android sm...

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  WhatsApp Introduces Longer Voice Notes For Status Updates: How It Works

  WhatsApp is amplifying its status feature by allowing users to share voice notes of up to one-minutedurationfrom the previous 30-second limit.

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  WhatsApp Begins Testing Ability to Share Status Updates From Web Interface, Companion Devices

  WhatsApp Web is adding support for sharing photos and videos or text status updates, according to a feature tracker. Users will soon be able to post status updates from the web version or from linked 'companion' devices. WhatsApp currently allow users to send and receive messages, place calls, and view status other users' updates via companion devi...

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  WhatsApp Rolls Out Instagram-Style Reply Bar for Status Updates to Beta Testers on iOS, Android: Report

  WhatsApp might have started out as a simple messaging platform, but the app, now owned by Meta, has added multiple features over the years that have brought it closer to being a social media platform, a payments app, a business portal and much more. With features like status updates, channels and more, WhatsApp resembles a lot more like Meta’s ot...

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  WhatsApp Might Soon Let You Post HD Videos, Photos in Status

  WhatsApp rolled out support for HD (high definition) photos and videos in August this year. Now, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform is reportedly testing a new feature that allows users to share images and videos in high-quality resolution to their Status. The upcoming feature has been spotted in WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.23.26.3, ...

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  WhatsApp Working on New Feature That Would Let Beta Testers on Android Flag Status Updates: Report

  WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new report status update feature for Android. It will also enable users to report an unwanted status update that appears to violate the company’s Terms of Service. WhatsApp is also reported to bring this ability to report suspicious status update on WhatsApp for Desktop beta.

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  WhatsApp Testing Ability to Show Status Updates in Chats List

  WhatsApp is found to be working on the ability to show Status updates from the Chats list. Currently, Status updates on the instant messaging app can only be viewed from the dedicated tab.

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  WhatsApp Business Gets Option to Show Status Update Through Profile Picture: Report

  WhatsApp is reportedly adding a method to view a business account's status update. According to a report, the business account's status update can be viewed by tapping on the profile picture in the 'business info' page.

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  WhatsApp Reportedly Working on Option to View Status Update by Tapping Profile Picture

  WhatsApp has released a new Android beta version 2.21.17.5 update. The update suggests that the instant messaging app is working on the ability to view status updates by tapping the user’s profile picture. This is still under development.

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  WhatsApp Working on Hide Muted Status Updates Feature, Spotted on Beta Version for Android

  WhatsApp has released a new beta update of its Android application, and sifting through its code, tracker WABetaInfo has found a new feature that is in the works.

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  WhatsApp Testing Algorithmic Feed For Status, May Ditch Reverse Chronological Feed: Report

  WhatsApp is testing a new feed algorithm that will populate status updates based on the relevance, ending the reverse chronological format.