A new feature that WhatsApp is testing to light the fire of contacts

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September 16 2024, 4:33 pm

WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app worldwide, which has gained immense popularity due to its continuous integration of improvements and functions. This week, we asked for more information about a meta-managed tool that tests the ability to react to status updates. What is this feature about and when will it usually be released?

By: TN

Messenger's plan is to allow reactions in states similar to the functionality that already exists in chats in the app. For the unsuspecting, in mid-2022 Messenger added the possibility to respond to messages without the need to create a new one in the conversation; This is thanks to interactions with emojis. Instead of writing “okay”, “give” or “good”, it's classic to give a thumbs up as an answer.

The screenshot shows a test of the functionality in Apple's iOS version of Messenger. In practice, it allows users to act with hearts for statuses like a kind of “like”.

Status section in WhatsApp is a separate section from traditional chats, communities and channels. Basically, they allow a kind of interaction similar to Instagram Stories, with ephemeral content that disappears 24 hours after the original publication.

You can read the full note here TN