iOS device users will soon see Stories on their WhatsApp chats

San Francisco: WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out the ability to watch Status directly from WhatsApp’s chat list for iOS users.

The beta version 22.18.0.70 is bringing the ability to view Status updates within the chat list. It has been released to certain beta testers, and therefore, it is still not available to everyone.

Using this feature, which is similar to Stories, users can publish pictures and videos that disappear after 24 hours.

Recently, Mark Zuckerberg announced three new privacy features on WhatsApp, giving users more control over their conversations and adding layers of protection when messaging.

Screenshot blocking was one of those features and was under development on WhatsApp beta for iOS, and has not been spotted on Android beta.

When the recipient tries to take a screenshot to view one image and video, the screenshot will be automatically blocked, but the sender will not receive any notification.

However, a user can still take photos using a secondary phone or camera.

About WhatsApp Status Stories

WhatsApp Status feature allows one to share text, photo, video, and GIF updates that disappear after 24 hours, and that are also end-to-end encrypted. In order to send and receive status updates to and from contacts, you and your contacts must have each other’s phone numbers saved in your phones’ address books.

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