WhatsApp is the most popular messaging service out there. However, the company continues to work on other innovations such as the following. The ability to view a status when searching for a contact.
States will be more visible
It seems that for WhatsApp it is not enough for WhatsApp states to have their own section within the application, but now it is developing a functionality that we can do over it. Check when you are active when calling a contact.
Currently, if someone has uploaded a photo or video to their WhatsApp status, the only way to see this right now is through the “States” section. This one on the main page of the service, however, does not seem sufficient.
WhatsApp wants us to know the status of a particular contact even when we call a particular contact via the app’s magnifying glass. A line will appear around it, indicating that it has states we haven’t seen yet. Just like Instagram with Stories.
As noted WaBetaInfo, this is a feature still in development and it hasn’t been included in betas yet, but we’ll probably see it very soon, and that’s because the company is very keen on getting WhatsApp states to work.
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