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WhatsApp has announced an innovation for status messages. The photo shows the status area in the app.
Attention: WhatsApp has announced a complete overhaul for posting status messages. What is changing.
WhatsApp is really gearing up again! Messenger app users will soon be able to make their status classified.
What does that mean exactly? If you want to share news or photos using the status function, you can now specify who can see your own status or which contacts should not see it, as the Meta subsidiary has now publicly announced.
WhatsApp: all-round renewal for status messages
The last selection is saved and used as the default for the next status update. Status messages disappear within 24 hours and could previously consist of text, photos, videos or GIFs.
But here, too, there will be changes very soon: On the one hand, voice messages of up to 30 seconds will soon be possible. On the other hand, there should be preview images that show the content of links posted in the status.
So that you don’t miss anything, WhatsApp has also come up with a new notification, the so-called profile ring: As soon as a contact shares a new status message, a green circle appears around their profile picture – both in chat and group lists and in the contact information.
In addition, it will now be possible to react directly to a status with emojis by swiping up on the notification – quickly and easily.
According to the information, the new status functions are to be introduced worldwide for both Android and iOS devices and will be available in the coming weeks. (dpa)