After rolling out some minor changes to the interface when creating text status updates on WhatsApp beta for Android, WhatsApp is now working on other new improvements: the ability to generate rich previews when sharing a link as a text status update!
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Name of the feature? | Rich Link Preview - Text Status Updates |
| Status? | Under development |
| Availability? | WhatsApp is working on bringing this feature in a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop. |
| I've installed this update but I do not see this feature. Why? | This feature is under development so it has not been rolled out to beta testers, but you can discover a preview in this article. |
| Previous news? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.11.16: what’s new? WhatsApp is working on a new introduction to disappearing messages. |
RICH LINK PREVIEW
WhatsApp is now working on some improvements for status updates. In particular, we have discovered that the company is developing the ability to generate rich link previews when sharing a link to your status update:
As you can see in this screenshot, you can notice the difference between the current text status update and the new one that will be released in the future: WhatsApp is generating a rich preview by adding more details to the shared link. This screenshot is taken from WhatsApp for iOS, where the link preview is not generated actually. On WhatsApp beta for Android, there is already a preview when sharing a link to text status updates, but it is not a rich preview: WhatsApp is planning to release better link previews in the future. In fact, even if the screenshot is taken from WhatsApp beta for iOS, WhatsApp will surely bring the same feature on WhatsApp beta for Android and Desktop as well at a later date.
Unfortunately, this feature is under development and it will be released to beta testers in a future update.
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