WhatsApp adds likes and makes Status even more similar to Stories

WhatsApp Statuses will be more similar to Instagram Stories than ever: This Thursday (3) the platform announced: Ability to mention up to five friends in temporary postIt allows them to reshare to their own contacts.

Only friends tagged will be able to see that they are mentioned in the post and will also have the option to share the post with their own contacts, just like on Instagram.

Users by WhatsApp Profiles mentioned in Status are not identified — this way colleagues’ names and contact information are protected. When you’re tagged in a post, you’ll be notified in a private chat and that post won’t appear on your profile unless you share it.

In the press release, WhatsApp did not make clear whether the user will have the option to restrict appointments. However, this would be an important contribution to guaranteeing user privacy and protecting them from spam.

Moreover, WhatsApp finally adds feature to like others’ Status. Just like on Instagram, the interaction option can be accessed through the heart-shaped button in the lower right corner of the screen.

The function first appeared in April this year; At that time, WhatsApp was under development in Beta.

Likes on WhatsApp Status

Just like on social media, Likes are completely private and have no counters. Therefore, only the author of the post can see who and how many people liked the post in the audience list.

However, WhatsApp emphasizes that the functions have “started to be implemented” and will be released to all users soon. The company also promises “More features for status” and an “Updates” tab.

It’s quite likely that the new features will be released first in WhatsApp Beta, so it will take some time for the general public to get access to them.