WhatsApp to Add Stories to Chat List

WhatsApp for iOS is planning to add the ability to watch Status directly from WhatsApp’s chat list.

The status feature has been around for a few years now and lets users post photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours directly within the app. While it has never been as popular as Instagram Stories, with Meta's new drive to turn WhatsApp intro a platform for businesses, this function could be useful in markets.

According to 9to5mac, it could also be a way for WhatsApp to insert ads while users watch Status photos/videos – just as it happens with Instagram Stories.

According to WABetaInfo, beta version 22.18.0.70 is bringing the ability to view Status updates within the chat list.

When your contacts post a new Status update, it is now always visible right within the chat list now,

the website for testers says.

Users can also mute status updates from the status tab so they won’t show up within the chat list anymore.

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