Meta has unveiled five new WhatsApp Status features, including reactions and link previews, to help boost the usage of this Stories-like ephemeral feature.
5 new WhatsApp Status features
How to star (★) messages on WhatsApp on iPhone
Learn how to use WhatsApp’s Star feature (★) to bookmark important messages for quick and easy access later.
WhatsApp’s native new Mac app brings a much more seamless experience
Everyone dislikes WhatsApp's Electron-powered Mac app, but Meta now lets you try out a new, native version built with Apple's Catalyst framework ahead of release.
WhatsApp will make it a cinch to convert multiple chats into disappearing ones
Turn existing WhatsApp conversations into disappearing messages by applying the self-vanishing message timer to any current chats you select.
How to use WhatsApp polls in individual and group chats
Learn how to create WhatsApp polls in individual and group chats to get real-time answers and gauge the opinions of your family, friends, or colleagues.
WhatsApp will no longer be supported on iPhone 5 and iPhone 5C after December 31
Meta is pulling support for older handsets in its popular messaging app, meaning WhatsApp won’t work on iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c after December 31.
WhatsApp’s Accidental Delete feature lets you undo Delete For Me so you can Delete For All instead
WhatsApp's new Accidental Delete feature will undo a Delete For Me action so you can instead delete the message for everyone in a group chat.
How to set a custom tone for a person or group on WhatsApp
Learn how to set a custom tone for messages received from specific contacts or groups on WhatsApp on your iPhone.
WhatsApp testing View Once disappearing messages that vanish immediately
In a new privacy move, Meta is testing the View Once mode for WhatsApp texts. Messages sent this way will vanish immediately after being viewed.
WhatsApp is working on the ability to search for messages by date
Meta is testing the ability to search WhatsApp messages by date in its iPhone app, a feature many users have been asking for for years now.
WhatsApp no longer removes a caption when forwarding media
WhatsApp's latest update now retains a caption when forwarding media such as images, photographs, animated GIFs, various documents and similar.
Meta is working on letting you share voice notes on WhatsApp Status
The Meta-owned company is working on the ability to share short voice notes on the WhatsApp Status feature, not just text, photos and videos.