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The “Status” feature lets users share photos, GIFs or videos overlaid with drawings, emojis and a caption that will be visible to selected friends for 24 hours, before disappearing.
According to a WhatsApp blog, status updates are now end-to-end encrypted.
“This new and improved status feature will let you keep your friends who use WhatsApp easily updated in a fun and simple way,” a blog said on Thursday.
Users can control who can see their “Status” update by selecting among the three options in WhatsApp’s privacy settings.
User’s can also see who has viewed their Status update by tapping the eye icon at the bottom of any Status update.
Despite rolling-out of these new features, users of the popular messaging app are not impressed.
Here are some of the best reactions on Twitter:
"I pray our parents delete whatsapp cause of this new update #MyTakeOnNewWhatsapp pic.twitter.com/wrEvStbyTz— official_jhay (@urboy_jayjay)"
"Dear MarkZuckerberg , we really detest this new updates on Whatsapp. We want our written status back 😫— ✨ (@fire_gun_)"
"When u meet someone who has come up with that new whatsapp #MyTakeOnNewWhatsapp pic.twitter.com/QbKItgxyd5— gracious Dav£ (@derahdavid)"
"WhatsApp bringing unnecessary updates when what we really need is a feature that allows us to unsend messages 😏— #BlackLivesMatter (@Klaasik)"
"MY WORST MISTAKE IS UPDATING WHATSAPP 😩 pic.twitter.com/f1gvxlnlwc— BabyKoSuPraPasandHai (@SuPraOnMyMind)"
"Congratulations Whatsapp for joining my social media list of trash after facebook #mytakeonnewwhatsapp— Paul ©️ (@OmondilisedPaul)"
"RIP WHATSAPP Status pic.twitter.com/2c24HoQZnj— ﺑﺎﺳﻂ (@IAmABdulBasitAB)"
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