Whatsapp Gets Its Own Instagram Notes-like Feature

WhatsApp is getting its ain type of a position update feature, akin to Instagram Notes.

As connected Instagram, nan caller characteristic allows users of nan Meta-owned messaging app to station a short, matter update that tin beryllium seen by others. In this space, you could fto group cognize what you’re up to aliases what’s caller successful your life.

The institution suggests users could besides station thing that could service arsenic a speech starter, aliases they could usage nan abstraction to stock why they mightiness not beryllium disposable to talk astatine present.

While nan summation whitethorn beryllium caller to many, nan institution points retired successful a blog post that this “About” feature, arsenic it’s called, was really WhatsApp’s first feature. Before WhatsApp focused connected secure, backstage messaging, it allowed group to quickly stock short updates for illustration this.

With nan feature’s relaunch, WhatsApp is making users’ “About” position much visible than before. Others will now beryllium capable to spot your position astatine nan apical of their one-on-one chats pinch friends and users’ profiles. Plus, users tin pat connected someone’s About position successful a chat to reply to it directly.

Like Instagram Notes, nan WhatsApp About position will vanish successful a time by default.

However, nan institution says users tin set nan timer if they want to person it vanish much quickly aliases instrumentality astir longer than 24 hours. Plus, users tin determine whether their About position tin beryllium seen by conscionable their contacts aliases if it’s much publically visible.

At launch, nan characteristic is not arsenic robust arsenic Instagram Notes, which besides supports short, looping videos and offers integrations that fto you share nan euphony you’re streaming. But if nan caller characteristic sees wide adoption, those types of improvements could travel successful time.

WhatsApp says nan characteristic is rolling retired now to users connected mobile devices starting this week.