Meta is working on making it possible for you to share voice notes in WhatsApp status

The Meta-owned company is working on the ability to share short voice notes about the WhatsApp status feature, not just text, photos, and videos.

• What is happening? WhatsApp for iOS beta adds the ability to share voice notes with status updates ahead of the feature’s launch in the future.
• Why care? If you share thoughts and media using the WhatsApp status feature, add short voice messages to the list of shared items in the WhatsApp status.
• What to do? Stay tuned as WhatsApp will launch this feature in a future update.

WhatsApp is working on status updates with voice notes

Whatsapp status is similar to Instagram stories. Available under the Status tab, it allows you to share text, photos, videos, and GIFs that automatically disappear after 24 hours.

And soon you will be able to attach voice notes to your WhatsApp status updates. According to WABetaInfo, the latest beta version of WhatsApp for iOS has the ability to add voice notes to your status updates.

The screenshot shared by the site shows that it will be easy to use this feature. When creating your WhatsApp status, you will click on the blue microphone icon on the right side of the text input field. This will allow you to record a short voice message that will be included in your status update.

This feature has been testing on Android for a while now and is now also available in the beta version of WhatsApp for iOS. WABetaInfo says you will be allowed to post a voice note up to 30 seconds long before the status is updated.

Is WhatsApp status encrypted?

Everything that is transmitted in WhatsApp status is end-to-end encrypted, including any text or media. Before you can send and receive status updates to your contacts, you and your contacts must have each other’s phone numbers saved in your iPhone’s Contacts app. Read: How to hide contacts on your iPhone

In addition to voice notes in status updates, WhatsApp is developing other features that have not yet been launched publicly, including editing messages in WhatsApp Desktop and quick mute in group chats, as well as an official chat from the WhatsApp team to inform users about new features, receive them. tips and more.