WhatsApp could soon let you set a voice message as your status

WhatsApp is well known for the pace of its updates – users were recently given emoji reactions to play around with, for example – and it looks as though another significant change is in the offing. As spotted by the fine folks at WABetaInfo (opens in new tab), the latest beta version of the WhatsApp app for Android features code that suggests you’ll soon be able to post voice messages as your status for your contacts to listen to. The feature hasn’t gone live yet, not even to beta testers – but a screenshot shared by WABetaInfo shows a microphone button alongside the text, photo and video options that currently exist for setting your status.

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