WhatsApp rolled out a new ‘Status’ feature

NEW DELHI: Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently rolled out a big update to its ‘Status’ feature. The enhanced feature is quite similar to Snapchat’s stories. But it seems that the new Status has turned out to be a flop.
Numerous discontented users have posted their disappointed and criticized the company for copying Instagram and Snapchat’s features. Along with this, users also seem to be missing the old text-based status updates.
Keeping in mind the feedback received from users, it seems that WhatsApp is now working on bringing back the old status feature. This means that those users will be able to choose between old text-based status updates and the newer audio/video-based status updates.
According to WaBetaInfo (@wabetainfo), a Twitter account that tracks changes in WhatsApp’s beta builds, the ‘Info’ section in the app’s beta version will feature an extended menu. Tapping on it will lead the users to the old status menu, which is now renamed as ‘Info’.