Why WhatsApp Is Returning To Its Roots–And Copying Snapchat

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You can get away with screenshotsUnlike Snapchat, WhatsApp does not alert you when a contact takes a screenshot of your Status. Here are the basics:To view a Status uploaded by your friend, open the Status tab. You are given three options:My Contacts : All of your WhatsApp contacts can view your Status. You'll know if you have access to Status on iOS when the Contacts tab gets replaced with a camera icon (see photo above), and the far-left tab reads "Status." Android users will see a new Camera icon to the left of the Chats tab, next to a new Status tab.


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WhatsApp launches Status, an encrypted Snapchat Stories clone

WhatsApp tested the feature for beta users in November, and now the Status tab is rolling out worldwide on iOS, Android and Windows Phone. WhatsApp could put the brakes on Snapchat's international growth with today's launch of WhatsApp Status, a new tab for sharing decorated photos, videos and GIFs that disappear after 24 hours. The new Status feature replaces WhatsApp's old AOL Instant Messenger-style away messages. It's another Facebook-owned Snapchat Stories copycat, but the twist is that it's end-to-end encrypted like WhatsApp messaging. If these users aren't already on Snapchat, they won't even see Status as a clone.

WhatsApp launches Status, an encrypted Snapchat Stories clone





WhatsApp is rolling out its own version of Snapchat (and Instagram) Stories
The new status update feature is rolling out to WhatsApp users in the Netherlands and France beginning Monday, and to the U.K., Spain, Italy, Israel and Saudi Arabia later in the week. Sarafa says that WhatsApp's users share lots of media within the app, and he believes that will translate to Status as well. But Sarafa reiterated that WhatsApp isn't interested in showing ads to its users, and Monday's update doesn't change that. It looks and feels very much like Snapchat and Instagram Stories. "[We] built on a format that Snapchat invented," Instagram's product boss Kevin Weil explained in December.


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