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Big Update for WhatsApp Status: This is New

Tobias Gillen
Last updated: July 22, 2018
Tobias Gillen Published August 28, 2017
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1. Colored background

You can now use a colored background in your WhatsApp status. So in the future “only text” updates will be possible, so you do not need a picture or video anymore.

Everyone knows this function from their Facebook feed.

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Colored backgrounds in Facebook posts everyone knows from the news feed

2. Links in status

But that’s not the only thing that has changed. In addition, it will also be possible to post links to WhatsApp status. WhatsApp itself, shows as an example the status “I want to go to the Lil’ Coffee Shop tonight. Anyone want to meet me there?”

You could attach a link to the café website or directions. This is then attached as a small preview (similar to in the normal WhatsApp chat).

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Soon, links will also be available in WhatsApp status. We already know how to swipe up – from Instagram

3. Change the font

A small point, but perhaps important for the creatives among you: with the update, you can also now change the fonts of your status updates. Here you can play around more with design.

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A bit of Comic Sans for your WhatsApp status?

4. View WhatsApp status in the browser

The WhatsApp status is now available on WhatsApp Web. Just log on to the computer and click on the “Status Circle” in the upper left corner and all the updates of your contacts will appear. This looks something like this:

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From now on you can also use WhatsApp status via WhatsApp Web

Conclusion: Everything is becoming more similar

In summary, the apps from the Facebook ecosystem are becoming more and more similar. Colored backgrounds? Facebook. “Text only” updates? Facebook. Links in your status? Instagram. Swipe up to view the link? Instagram.

Everything merges into one – by the way, this is also seen in the Facebook redesign, which also copies a lot from Instagram. You could ask if it is a good idea for every app in the ecosystem to give up their uniqueness. It’s doubtful. But hey, many functions were already stolen from Snapchat, anyway. Expecting uniqueness would be probably be expecting too much.

TAGGED: Featured, Status, Update, WhatsApp
Tobias Gillen August 28, 2017
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Tobias Gillen is a media entrepreneur based near Cologne, Germany. He is the CEO of BASIC thinking GmbH, the company behind the famous German online magazines BASIC thinking and this site, BASIC thinking International. His interests include social media, marketing, startups, sports and future travel. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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