WhatsApp wants to improve some of its social features to enable greater interaction between users. The popular messaging app is already testing an add-on that will help you never miss any updates from your contacts. Reminders are ideal for those who post and comment on stories all day.
Reportedly WABetaInfoWhatsApp is being tested new feature to receive reminders from states These alerts come in the form of notifications that inform the user about a missed story. This feature is useful if you have a lot of active contacts and simply don’t have time to view all the updates.
The latest beta version of WhatsApp for Android includes a section in the notification settings. Users can activate the option Reminderswhich according to the description offers “periodic reminders about status updates you haven’t seen yet“. This section also has another option to show notifications when you receive a like or any other reaction to your posts.
WhatsApp statuses are ephemeral posts similar to Instagram or Facebook stories. In them, people can share a photo, video, meme, GIF or Spotify song with their contacts. Just like Instagram, updates automatically disappear after 24 hours.
WhatsApp wants to be more than just a messaging client
While States seemed like a forced feature on WhatsApp, Meta wanted to change it so that more people would use it. To achieve this, the technology company implemented tools that encourage interaction when someone posts a story.
The latest version, also available in Android beta, allows you to mention specific contacts when sharing status. For example, that aunt who likes to tweet motivational phrases or good morning wishes will have a button that allows you to mention one or more contacts in her posts. In this case, the recipients They will receive a notification on their mobile phone and chat. that they stay with the person.
The best thing is that These mentions will be private. If you want to dedicate a Spotify song to your girlfriend and mention her in your story, the rest of your contacts will only see the link to the music service. WhatsApp warns about this notifications will be confidential and they will always appear in private chats.
Additionally, if someone mentions you in a status update and you want to share it with your contacts, you can do so using the new button. This feature will help make your content more viral, allowing more people to see it.
The changes to WhatsApp Stories have a clear purpose for Meta: monetize through advertising. The tech giant has promised it will never charge for using its messaging client and is looking at other ways to increase revenue. Advertising within the States is a strategy that has borne fruit on Instagram and plans to replicate it on WhatsApp.
Source: Hiper Textual
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