Posted Mar 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM UTC
Status updates in WhatsApp could soon move to the Chats tab.
A beta feature in development for WhatsApp would display users’ status updates at the top of the Chats tab, similar to how stories are displayed in Messenger and Instagram, WABetaInfo reports. Status updates, which disappear after 24 hours like stories, are currently displayed in a separate tab in the app.
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