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Year Ender 2025: WhatsApp Features Launched This Year
WhatsApp rolled out multiple updates this year that refined everyday messaging, calling, and privacy features without changing the app’s core structure. New tools made chats more expressive, added AI-assisted writing and summaries, improved call planning, and expanded Channels and Status discovery. The app also strengthened privacy with passkey-e...
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WhatsApp Rolls Out New Features: Missed Call Messages, Fun Status Stickers, And AI Upgrades
For Status, WhatsApp is rolling out new stickers, including interactive designs, music lyric templates and question prompts to boost engagement.
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WhatsApp for Android Said to Be Testing Confetti Animation for Emoji Reactions Ahead of New Year
WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature for its Android app that adds a celebratory animation in chats. According to details shared by a feature tracker, the platform is working on a confetti effect that appears when users react to messages with certain emojis. The change is purely visual and aims to make reactions in Chats, Channels and Statu...
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WhatsApp's About Feature Upgraded With Improved Visibility, New Design Inspired by Instagram Notes
WhatsApp has officially brought back its 'About' feature. The reintroduced feature lets users share short, casual status updates with text or emojis. The About will be placed at the top of individual chats and on profiles, and users can tap on it to reply directly. The update will expire after 24 hours by default, but users can customise the timer.
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WhatsApp Begins Testing Status Update Notifications on Android: Report
WhatsApp is said to be testing a new feature on its Android beta that notifies users when selected contacts post new status updates. Users can enable alerts directly from a contact’s status via the overflow menu and mute them anytime. Notifications show the contact’s name and a small preview for image or video statuses, allowing quick updates w...
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WhatsApp May Soon Let You Add Instagram-Inspired 'Questions' to Your Status
WhatsApp has reportedly started rolling out a new feature for beta testers, dubbed Status Questions. With this, users will be able to add a new question sticker to their status updates, along with photos, videos, and text. Their contacts will be able to submit their responses by typing the answer directly into the question box. The responses could ...
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WhatsApp Begins Testing Facebook, Instagram Quick Sharing Options for Status Updates
WhatsApp is developing new quick sharing options for status updates on its iOS app, according to a feature tracker. It will allow users to share status updates to Facebook and Instagram, without having to navigate through a separate interface. However, users may reportedly have to link their WhatsApp account to the Meta Accounts Centre to use the n...
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WhatsApp Said to be Testing a Feature Which Lets You Select Who Can Reshare Your Status Updates
WhatsApp is said to be testing a new feature for its Android app. As per a feature tracker, it may soon allow users to select who can reshare their status updates. The option is turned off by default and has to be enabled by the original author. This feature is reportedly only available to beta testers currently, who are registered via the Google P...
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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's Latest Beta Update: 'Status Ads' And 'Promoted Channels'
Meta is taking a big step to make money from WhatsApp by testing new ad features and in its latest Android beta update (version 2.25.21.11), the messaging platform has introduced two new tools - 'Status Ads' and 'Promoted Channels'.
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WhatsApp Rolling Out Status Ads and Promoted Channels in Latest Android Beta: Report
Meta-owned WhatApp has reportedly started rolling out a new beta version of the messenger for Android smartphones that is allegedly introducing ads in the Status section of the app. The beta update is also bringing Promoted Channels to the app that will allow users to highlight their channels in the directory.
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WhatsApp Adds Collages, Photo Stickers to Its Status Feature; Username Picker Spotted in Development on iOS
WhatsApp has launched a new set of features for Status updates on Thursday. The Meta-owned instant messaging platform now allows users to post collages, music and new stickers to their Status updates. With the latest update, WhatsApp's Status feature works much like Stories on Facebook and Instagram. In addition to enhancing status updates, WhatsAp...
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WhatsApp Message Summarisation, AI-Powered Chat Wallpapers Spotted in Development
WhatsApp recently announced that it was working on a secure "Private Processing" cloud technology for upcoming AI features. A feature tracker has now spotted a new feature that could utilise this system. The platform is also reportedly working on AI-generated chat wallpapers. Meanwhile, WhatsApp has begun testing a feature allowing users to add "pr...
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How to Add Music to Your WhatsApp Status
WhatsApp has introduced a new feature that allows you to add music to your Status updates. Similar to Instagram and Facebook, you can add 15 seconds of music to images and 60 seconds to videos on WhatsApp Status updates, which disappear after 24 hours. Read on to learn how to add music to your WhatsApp Status.
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WhatsApp Users Can Now Add Songs To Status Updates. Here's How To Do It
WhatsApp said it has started to roll out the new feature globally, and it will be available in most regions in due time.
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Year Ender 2025: WhatsApp Features Launched This Year
WhatsApp rolled out multiple updates this year that refined everyday messaging, calling, and privacy features without changing the app’s core structure. New tools made chats more expressive, added AI-assisted writing and summaries, improved call planning, and expanded Channels and Status discovery. The app also strengthened privacy with passkey-e...
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WhatsApp Rolls Out New Features: Missed Call Messages, Fun Status Stickers, And AI Upgrades
For Status, WhatsApp is rolling out new stickers, including interactive designs, music lyric templates and question prompts to boost engagement.
-
WhatsApp for Android Said to Be Testing Confetti Animation for Emoji Reactions Ahead of New Year
WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature for its Android app that adds a celebratory animation in chats. According to details shared by a feature tracker, the platform is working on a confetti effect that appears when users react to messages with certain emojis. The change is purely visual and aims to make reactions in Chats, Channels and Statu...
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WhatsApp's About Feature Upgraded With Improved Visibility, New Design Inspired by Instagram Notes
WhatsApp has officially brought back its 'About' feature. The reintroduced feature lets users share short, casual status updates with text or emojis. The About will be placed at the top of individual chats and on profiles, and users can tap on it to reply directly. The update will expire after 24 hours by default, but users can customise the timer.
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WhatsApp Begins Testing Status Update Notifications on Android: Report
WhatsApp is said to be testing a new feature on its Android beta that notifies users when selected contacts post new status updates. Users can enable alerts directly from a contact’s status via the overflow menu and mute them anytime. Notifications show the contact’s name and a small preview for image or video statuses, allowing quick updates w...
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WhatsApp May Soon Let You Add Instagram-Inspired 'Questions' to Your Status
WhatsApp has reportedly started rolling out a new feature for beta testers, dubbed Status Questions. With this, users will be able to add a new question sticker to their status updates, along with photos, videos, and text. Their contacts will be able to submit their responses by typing the answer directly into the question box. The responses could ...
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WhatsApp Begins Testing Facebook, Instagram Quick Sharing Options for Status Updates
WhatsApp is developing new quick sharing options for status updates on its iOS app, according to a feature tracker. It will allow users to share status updates to Facebook and Instagram, without having to navigate through a separate interface. However, users may reportedly have to link their WhatsApp account to the Meta Accounts Centre to use the n...
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WhatsApp Said to be Testing a Feature Which Lets You Select Who Can Reshare Your Status Updates
WhatsApp is said to be testing a new feature for its Android app. As per a feature tracker, it may soon allow users to select who can reshare their status updates. The option is turned off by default and has to be enabled by the original author. This feature is reportedly only available to beta testers currently, who are registered via the Google P...
-
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...
-
WhatsApp's Latest Beta Update: 'Status Ads' And 'Promoted Channels'
Meta is taking a big step to make money from WhatsApp by testing new ad features and in its latest Android beta update (version 2.25.21.11), the messaging platform has introduced two new tools - 'Status Ads' and 'Promoted Channels'.
-
WhatsApp Rolling Out Status Ads and Promoted Channels in Latest Android Beta: Report
Meta-owned WhatApp has reportedly started rolling out a new beta version of the messenger for Android smartphones that is allegedly introducing ads in the Status section of the app. The beta update is also bringing Promoted Channels to the app that will allow users to highlight their channels in the directory.
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WhatsApp Adds Collages, Photo Stickers to Its Status Feature; Username Picker Spotted in Development on iOS
WhatsApp has launched a new set of features for Status updates on Thursday. The Meta-owned instant messaging platform now allows users to post collages, music and new stickers to their Status updates. With the latest update, WhatsApp's Status feature works much like Stories on Facebook and Instagram. In addition to enhancing status updates, WhatsAp...
-
WhatsApp Message Summarisation, AI-Powered Chat Wallpapers Spotted in Development
WhatsApp recently announced that it was working on a secure "Private Processing" cloud technology for upcoming AI features. A feature tracker has now spotted a new feature that could utilise this system. The platform is also reportedly working on AI-generated chat wallpapers. Meanwhile, WhatsApp has begun testing a feature allowing users to add "pr...
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How to Add Music to Your WhatsApp Status
WhatsApp has introduced a new feature that allows you to add music to your Status updates. Similar to Instagram and Facebook, you can add 15 seconds of music to images and 60 seconds to videos on WhatsApp Status updates, which disappear after 24 hours. Read on to learn how to add music to your WhatsApp Status.
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WhatsApp Users Can Now Add Songs To Status Updates. Here's How To Do It
WhatsApp said it has started to roll out the new feature globally, and it will be available in most regions in due time.
