WhatsApp is preparing a new option for status updates

WhatsApp is working on a new feature for status updates.

A new option we’ve already found on Instagram to reply to Stories. We tell you what this new functionality is in development.

Quick reactions with emojis will arrive on WhatsApp statuses

We have already seen how Meta passes some of the popular functions between Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. And now it seems like it’s time to bring one of the options found in Instagram Stories to WhatsApp statuses.

As mentioned WABetaInfoWhatsApp prepares “quick reactions” to be incorporated into status updates. As with Instagram Stories, just by clicking on the text bar, the menu with 8 emojis will appear.

So you can quickly reply to your friend’s status with a simple emoji. At the moment, this new option has been discovered in the beta version of WhatsApp for desktop, but it is still under development. So we’ll have to wait and see if they also consider bringing quick feedback to WhatsApp for iOS and Android.

Let’s remember that WhatsApp has many functions under development as well as various tests in parallel in some of its versions. For example, you are testing a new option for Change the default language on mobile and choose the app we want to apply.

There is also another option in the tests dedicated to large files that we send in conversations, which will allow you to know the estimated time to complete the transmission. On the other hand, WhatsApp is testing a new dynamic to make it easier Add to new contacts of chats, with a bunch of new options.

So we will see many new features in WhatsApp during 2022 that will improve its dynamics or surprise with new features.