Instant messaging platform WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled. Out several updates to one of its flagship features – Status. The company says it will give users more ways to connect with their friends and family. Among the five major updates is the Private Audience Selector. Which allows users to select privacy settings for each status they share.
The Status feature was launched by WhatsApp on February 24, 2017. The company’s eighth birthday.
WhatsApp also said that the audience the user chooses through. The personal audience selector will be saved and used as the default for your next status.
The other major update released by the messaging platform is the addition of a voice status. Which will give WhatsApp users the ability to record and share voice messages of up to 30 seconds.
In their status. Also, Status Response will allow users to quickly respond to status updates from friends. And close contacts using one of eight emojis.
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out several updates. To one of its flagship features – Status. The company says it will give users more ways to connect with their friends and family.
Among the five major updates is the Private Audience Selector. Which allows users to select privacy settings for each status they share.
The Status feature was launched by WhatsApp on February 24, 2017. The company’s eighth birthday.WhatsApp also said that the audience the user chooses through.
The other major update released by the messaging platform is the addition of a voice status. Which will give WhatsApp users the ability to record and share voice messages of up to 30 seconds.
In their status. Also, Status Response will allow users to quickly respond to status updates from friends and close contacts using one of eight emojis.
Finally, a new link preview in Status lets users automatically see. A visual preview of link content, just as you send a message. “Visual previews make your status look better and give your contacts. A better idea of what the link is before they click,” the company said in a release.
The company said that these updates have started rolling out to Audience users worldwide and will be available to everyone in the coming weeks.