Messaging giant WhatsApp will soon launch a series of new features for its users, including disappear mode and see once, and so on. WABetaInfo reported news about these new features.

However, this time the online platform did not reference any internal resources to learn more about the new features. Instead, the site managed to talk directly with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart about the new features.

After chatting with Cathcart, Zuckerberg joined the chat and talked about the new features they plan to launch on WhatsApp soon. The platform also uploaded chat pictures.

According to these pictures, Zuckerberg confirmed in the chat that, in his view, people’s most important interaction is around private messaging. The head of Facebook announced that they are developing other features to make chats and messages more private.

 Mark also confirmed that WhatsApp will soon introduce a disappearance mode, which will automatically enable temporary messages in new chat threads.

He then confirmed that the function will soon be implemented in the messaging application, allowing users to view the image or video once before it disappears. At the same time, Cathcart confirmed that multiple devices will also be implemented in the public beta for two months.

The person in charge of WhatsApp also made some important confirmations to WABetaInfo in the interview. Among them, WhatsApp on the iPad will be compatible with the help of multiple devices, and the beta version will soon be open to more iOS users, and users will be able to use multiple devices to connect up to 4 paired devices. According to the CEO of Facebook, these new features will give them greater privacy in their communications.

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WhatsApp new update is available and you can download it now.

On 20th of February, WhatsApp introduced a new feature named “status“. This is just like stories on Instagram, Snapchat and even Facebook. The status will have certain time limit and users can upload and share pictures, videos, GIFs and scribbles.

WhatsApp now operated under Facebook. Two years back, Facebook got the charge of WhatsApp by paying an amount of $19 billion. WhatsApp is perhaps the most used messaging platform and has given tough competition to Snap chat specially.

Over the years WhatsApp has been updated several times. Now it is equipped with ‘Read Receipts’, user tagging, end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp Web and the latest Status feature.

About WhatsApp status:

Status just works as stories used by many other platforms including Instagram and Snap Chat. Now users can upload pictures, videos, GIFs and add symbols, emojis, text and stickers to these uploads.

You can even upload more than one status. The timing is kept same like your upload will disappear after 24 hours and they will be end to end encrypted. Each status will be displayed for 45 sec.

Where is it located?

You need to update your WhatsApp to avail the feature. After the update check your navigation bar. Just between chats and calls there will be a new tab as ‘status’. For all who are merging up text status and this status let me clear that there has been no modification in anything of the previous version but just a new feature.

How it works:

Capture the picture or save the video or GIFs and then follow these simple rules:

– Scribble on the captured file

– Superimpose and position emojis on the file

– Add a caption below explaining the content

After the upload you can set the privacy setting and check who viewed your status from view counter that appears on the home screen of your WhatsApp.

You can even reply to someone story by simply pressing and then swiping left or right.

What’s in it for WhatsApp

WhatsApp is most frequently used messaging app and has gained about 1 billion users from all around the World. According to the stats daily about 60 billion messages are sent over WhatsApp. The stats also say that the messages sent daily comprise of 3 billion photos, 750 million videos and 80 million GIFs.

This can gain popularity and can affect Snap chat badly. Last year when Instagram launched its story feature, Snap chat had to face a drastic loss of 82% of its users. The new feature of WhatsApp might act as last nail in the coffin and maybe we would have to bid Snap chat a very sad good bye.

The new feature WhatsApp Status has received mixed reviews yet but no one knows what happens. People are the judge and if they accept the feature it can do great business.

Currently on social media, lot of WhatsApp users seems angry and disliked WhatsApp Status feature at all. Lets see what happen next.

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