With the updates it has brought recently, WhatsApp has started to move away from being a chat platform. You know that a long time ago, the platform offered a feature similar to Instagram’s Story feature to users. However, the feature did not reach a large number of users.
In the past days, WhatsApp has started working to make users’ ‘Status’ updates more interesting. WhatsApp, which has been announced to start working on the feature of reacting to situations with emojis, aims to draw attention to the ‘Status’ feature with a new feature.
‘Status’ posts can be seen in the frame of their profile photos
When you enter your message box on Instagram or search for a person’s profile, there is a status in the profile photos of people who have shared a story. includes a frame. WhatsApp is preparing to bring exactly this system for the ‘Status’ feature, which it has had for a long time but has not reached many users. According to the news of WABetoInfo, the new feature is planned to be introduced for iOS and Android users first. For the web version, the feature is still in development.
With the feature that is expected to come to WhatsApp soon; In the chats tab, users who share status in your conversations or contact list will have a green frame on their profile photos, just like on Instagram. Similarly, you will be able to view the status of your contacts by clicking on their profile picture.
It is certain that this feature, which the company will add to its structure, aims to be viewed by many users. However, we don’t really know if it can compete with Instagram in this regard. In conclusion, it is a fact that many of us use WhatsApp to chat with our loved ones. Although some of the innovations brought by the platform are quite nice, many users will not agree on the status feature. Let’s see, maybe we’ll see our entire contact list sharing status in the coming days.