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WhatsApp's About Feature Upgraded With Improved Visibility, New Design Inspired by Instagram Notes

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WhatsApp has officially brought back its 'About' feature. The reintroduced feature lets users share short, casual status updates with text or emojis. The About will be placed at the top of individual chats and on profiles, and users can tap on it to reply directly. The update will expire after 24 hours by default, but users can customise the timer.
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WhatsApp advances another step in its transformation towards a more social and expressive platform. Its new update completely redesigns the Info section, which now adopts a very similar aesthetic and performance to the Instagram Notes, one of the most popular features among younger users. The renewed Info section now appears at the top of individual chats and user profile, which makes these updates more visible than ever. By touching the Info. o…

Whatsapp updates a feature that has landed in the app shortly after the launch of the Messenger. The revised version reminds you of a feature you might already know from Instagram. read more on t3n.de

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WhatsApp enriches its user experience with a novelty that highlights an old principle of the application: short updates. The platform revives a form of textual status, now integrated directly into conversations and profiles. This evolution resembles the operation observed on Instagram Notes, where brief thoughts or remarks ... Read more The WhatsApp article introduces an ephemeral state function inspired by Instagram appeared first on Fredzone.

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NDTV Gadgets 360 broke the news in on Friday, November 21, 2025.
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