WhatsApp Adds Snapchat-Like Story Feature Called Status
CALIFORNIA: More than one billion users of the messaging service WhatsApp are set to discover a new feature that mirrors what you would find on increasingly popular messaging app Snapchat. The announcement comes just ahead of WhatsApp's 8th birthday on Feb 24. On its website, WhatsApp said it was reinventing the status feature. "Starting today, we are rolling out an update to status, which allows you to share photos and videos with your friends and contacts on WhatsApp in an easy and secure way. Yes, even your status updates are end-to-end encrypted." The Status tool which is essentially an update to WhatsApp Status will allow sharing of photos, videos and animated GIFs that will expire after 24 hours, much like how it works on Snapchat Stories. The feature has existed in Snapchat as Live Stories, since 2014. Facebook Inc, which owns WhatsApp, has adopted the signature feature of its rival Snap Inc, for all of its properties. Back in August, Facebook intro...