Facebook has been making a lot of updates to its Facebook app, Messenger, Instagram and last night it made updates to the Whatsapp Messenger app.
Many people woke up excited to a new update not knowing they had been betrayed.
Whatsapp updated and added several new features, one of the most outstanding being the new stories status update which allows the users to use gifs, videos, photos which can include emojis, drawings or captions on them valid for 24 hours.
After 24 hours, they disappear, sounds familiar? Yes, this feature has been copied from Snapchat and Instagram.
The official Whatsapp blog went on to detail more of the features, such as end to end encryption for the status and the ability to control who exactly can see the status update.
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- You’ve been betrayed
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- Changing to fit audiences
We won’t get in detail on the large size of the update, we would rather you enjoy the surprise. Whatsapp rolled out these features on Android, iOS and Windows devices globally.
The Whatsapp users have already gone up in a frenzy and uproar on Twitter about the complexity of the new app, lack of originality and how they miss the old text status feature.
At the moment more than 946,000 people are talking about this on Twitter.
We wonder how families will take all this in, since Snapchat and Instagram were the “Teen” apps and Whatsapp the only app where you could keep it down-low with your family and parents.
Hashtags: #Whatsapp #WhatsappStories
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Some of our favourite Twitter gags
Lastly, thanks to #whatsapp, now people are going to be WAY sneakier by choosing who to show ur status to. INFIDELITY IS ABOUT TO SKYROCKET
— ㅤ (@gicelitarzac) February 23, 2017
rip to all those beautiful and inspiring song lyrics/quotes used as whatsapp status, gone but not forgotten
— greta (@lostindagroove) February 22, 2017
Reality nowadays. #WhatsappStories pic.twitter.com/j0wvXFijia
— z u l f o® (@thezulfo) February 24, 2017
“Hey there! I’m using Whatsapp!”
2010-2017Only 90’s kids will remember ?
Next update will include a tinder function? #WhatsappStories pic.twitter.com/shNSkSlHas
— Rob K. Rwagasana (@Kalitany) February 24, 2017
Talk about heartbroken, Whatsapp ain’t loyal
People change, Feelings change nd finally Apps changes too #WhatsappStories#WhatsApp #worstupdate
— ماہم? (@Maaahyyy) February 24, 2017
It’s copying all the way
Hey there, lets copy ? #WhatsappStories #filtercoffee pic.twitter.com/jXxXBZISjE
— Soniya Sharma (@soniyasharmahr) February 24, 2017
R.I.P #WhatsappStatus ?
We are going to miss you .??
It’s there turn now #WhatsappStories 🙁 pic.twitter.com/fAqs51Bgd7— Lashari (@lasharighazan) February 24, 2017
I’m afraid of using whatsapp new status update, my whole family is in my contact list?
— Imteyaz rayeen (@Imteyazray) February 24, 2017
The new whatsapp status update is like having snapchat but with your mum as a contact.
— Karishma (@karishma_amin07) February 23, 2017
Snapchat introduced ‘stories’ for teens.
Instagram introduced it for adults.
Whatsapp introduces it for parents.
— Nishänth (@OneInvincibles) February 24, 2017
#Whatsapp updates ?
Status Deletes automatically – Snapchat
Can add story – InstagramNext possible update – msg only in 140 character.?
— Original® (@4mlvodka) February 24, 2017
We will keep watching the space to see how Facebook/Whatsapp respond to this, they might just let it burn out as people adjust. If you are reading this and aren’t ready for this craze, you might as well hold on to update.
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