WhatsaApp Text Status Feature is Now Available: How to Use It
Its finally a day come true for many WhatsApp users. Remember the new Status feature that WhatsApp has introduced some days back. Many people hated it and tweeted the same. That was actually an un-necessary update. Above that, along with this feature WhatsApp had removed the Text Status feature which almost all the WhatsApp user didn't liked. So many users requested to bring it back. It was met with a lot of criticism from many users who wanted the old text-based status message back.
Now, with WhatsApp's latest beta, the company is testing just that. In the latest Android beta version 2.17.95, users are now seeing the revival of the old status message feature. It seems that the testing has been and this feature has introduced back with a new name "About". It was supposed to be "TagLine" but then the name finally decided was "About".
Now you can again set text status for WhatsApp. To do so, Open your WhatsApp, click on the option (3 dot) button. Then go to Settings. From there click on your Name. You will be displayed an option for changing the Display Pic (DP) and below that you will see About and Number option. Click there and now you can change your status.
You know what is the best part, all your previous status that you stored all are now available. All the status messages that you saved are again in the list.
Notably, this About and phone number section is not visible to all beta users as yet. Within the Gadgets 360 team, only a few members saw the feature despite others being on the WhatsApp v2.17.95 for Android. I was the lucky one to have it updated and can see this feature.
The revival of the text status doesn't mean that the new WhatsApp Status feature will disappear. It still very much exists in a separate tab where you can add photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours, just like Snapchat. The tab also lists all the new updates from your contacts in the same format as you see on Snapchat. Unfortunately, there's no way (yet) to disable this feature completely.
Cheers!!!
Now, with WhatsApp's latest beta, the company is testing just that. In the latest Android beta version 2.17.95, users are now seeing the revival of the old status message feature. It seems that the testing has been and this feature has introduced back with a new name "About". It was supposed to be "TagLine" but then the name finally decided was "About".
Now you can again set text status for WhatsApp. To do so, Open your WhatsApp, click on the option (3 dot) button. Then go to Settings. From there click on your Name. You will be displayed an option for changing the Display Pic (DP) and below that you will see About and Number option. Click there and now you can change your status.
You know what is the best part, all your previous status that you stored all are now available. All the status messages that you saved are again in the list.
Notably, this About and phone number section is not visible to all beta users as yet. Within the Gadgets 360 team, only a few members saw the feature despite others being on the WhatsApp v2.17.95 for Android. I was the lucky one to have it updated and can see this feature.
The revival of the text status doesn't mean that the new WhatsApp Status feature will disappear. It still very much exists in a separate tab where you can add photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours, just like Snapchat. The tab also lists all the new updates from your contacts in the same format as you see on Snapchat. Unfortunately, there's no way (yet) to disable this feature completely.
Cheers!!!
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