status, which enables users to record and share voice messages of up to 30 seconds as status updates. Users will get the option to record voice notes by tapping the microphone icon on the status screen. It provides a more personal touch to status updates and works as a convenient option for those who prefer not to type or use graphics. Last month, WhatsApp tested its voice status feature with its Android and iOS beta testers.
Voice status comes months after WhatsApp saw significant traction in voice messages on its platform. The Meta-owned messaging app in March said that its users were sending an average of 7 billion voice messages daily.
The arrival of voice notes on WhatsApp status updates reminds us of the Cappuccino app, which lets users share short, intimate audio stories with friends.
Alongside voice status, the latest WhatsApp status updates include a “private audience selector” that lets users easily pick a privacy option per status to choose who can view their status updates. A new audience selector button appears on the status screen — it brings up a menu to let users control the visibility of their status updates. The most recent audience selection will be saved and used as the default for the following status update, the messaging app said in a blog post.
Before the audience selector option, users had to manually go to the privacy settings on WhatsApp to choose who could view their status.
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