This is how you can create and share voice messages in WhatsApp status

WhatsApp has presented some new features for its status display. Among other things, you can now share voice messages in your WhatsApp status. We’ll explain how to do it.

Status is a popular way to share news or snapshots with your contacts on WhatsApp. This can be photos, videos, GIFs as well as texts. The status messages then disappear automatically within 24 hours.

WhatsApp: record voice messages in status

WhatsApp protects status content as well as personal chats and calls using end-to-end encryption. So you can share it privately and securely. So you can share your status privately and securely with your contacts. It is now also possible to record and share voice messages in WhatsApp status.

The company shared that in one official blog post with. The new function should make it possible to make status messages even more personal. It should also be an alternative for users who prefer to send voice messages instead of written text.

Share voice messages in WhatsApp status – Here’s how

If you want to record and share voice messages in your WhatsApp status, they must not be longer than 30 seconds. In order to start voice recordings in the status area, you will find a microphone symbol there in the future. As WhatsApp is gradually rolling out its updates and new features, some users may experience delays.

If you want to create a status on WhatsApp, you have to click on the “Status” tab within the app. There you will find a camera icon to add photos and videos and an edit button. You can use this pencil icon to create status messages. A click opens a text field in which the microphone symbol is also located.

As usual with WhatsApp, you can record voice messages directly in the status area – either by pressing and holding the button or by swiping upwards to “snap” it into place. The finished voice recording then ends up in your WhatsApp status. After 24 hours it will disappear automatically.

The new status messages on WhatsApp

In addition to being able to share voice messages directly in WhatsApp status, Messenger has released a number of other new status functions. For example, a visual preview will now open automatically when you share a link.

You can also react to the status reports from your contacts with so-called quick reactions. Eight different emojis are available for this, which you can select by swiping up. New status profile rings around your contacts’ profile pictures signal when new content has been shared.

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