The feature that was the copy of Snapchat stories didn’t get much appreciation from the users. Mostly were missing the old Status feature.
WhatsApp Re-introduces its Text Status Feature
One reason the New WhatsApp status feature didn’t get a positive response was that users had already experienced this feature in Snapchat and Instagram, so this wasn’t new for them. Also Read: WhatsApp Update is About to Bring Back Text Statuses In mid-February, WhatsApp removed the feature that let users set an away message, and then gave the Status name to a Snapchat Stories clone. Now users will be able to open the About section of their profile to put a text Status. They can also see other people’s by opening their contact when starting a new chat thread or looking at group chat info. WhatsApp provided this statement: The new update by WhatsApp didn’t get a major blowback as Facebook Messenger Day. The reason was that WhatsApp added the feature in a separate tab rather than at the top of the list. But replacing a utilitarian communication feature with a whimsical content-based one broke the behavior patterns of many users. So now WhatsApp is giving them both.
