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WhatsApp’s new status updates feature is a clone of Snapchat stories
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 IST
WhatsApp’s new status updates feature is a clone of Snapchat stories


When a rival app-maker comes up with a famous component the most effortless reaction is to duplicate it - in any event this is the thing that Facebook-possessed informing administration WhatsApp has done.

As reputed before, WhatsApp on Tuesday declared an upgrade of it "status" tab that replaces content based messages with a clone of Snapchat's well known "Stories" highlight.

WhatsApp's revealed the redesign for its billion or more clients on Tuesday on Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone.

Status can now be posted utilising the in-application camera. A client can take a photograph or video and overlay it with content, portrays or emojis, or every one of them.

The announcement can be seen for 24 hours after which, as in Snapchat, it will consequently lapse.

Another Snapchat-like element is the "seen by" counter.

This is not the first run through a Facebook property has cloned a Snapchat "stories" highlight. Instagram did it in August, after a month Facebook Messenger did some replicating, as well. Also, in January, Facebook included the "stories" highlight, which is being beta tried and accessible to constrained clients. Same for Facebook Messenger.

At the point when an adversary application creator thinks of a well-known component the most straightforward reaction is to duplicate it - at any rate, this is the thing that Facebook-possessed informing administration WhatsApp has done.

As supposed before, WhatsApp on Tuesday reported a redesign of it "status" tab that replaces content based messages with a clone of Snapchat's prevalent "Stories" include.

WhatsApp's revealed the redesign for its billion or more clients on Tuesday on Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone.

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Status can now be posted utilising the in-application camera. A client can take a photograph or video and overlay it with content, outlines or emojis, or every one of them.

The notice can be seen for 24 hours after which, as in Snapchat, it will naturally lapse.

Another Snapchat-like element is the "seen by" counter.This is not the first run through a Facebook property has cloned a Snapchat "stories" highlight. Instagram did it in August, after a month Facebook Messenger did some duplicating, as well. What's more, in January, Facebook included the "stories" highlight, which is being beta tried and accessible to restricted clients. Likewise for Facebook Messenger.

The expansion of this component on WhatsApp seems to speak to a move – it will surprisingly permit clients to look through substance shared publically by their contacts.

WhatsApp, the world's biggest informing application, till now has been an immediate informing stage.

A give an account of Forbes recommended it might be an endeavour by Facebook to monetise WhatsApp.

As supposed before, WhatsApp on Tuesday reported an update of it "status" tab that replaces content based messages with a clone of Snapchat's well known "Stories" include.

WhatsApp's revealed the redesign for its billion or more clients on Tuesday on Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone.

Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp are all offering you to have the capacity to offer to you

Status can now be posted utilising the in-application camera. A client can take a photograph or video and overlay it with content, outlines or emojis, or every one of them.

The announcement can be seen for 24 hours after which, as in Snapchat, it will consequently terminate.

Another Snapchat-like element is the "seen by" counter.

This is not the first run through a Facebook property has cloned a Snapchat "stories" include. Instagram did it in August, after a month Facebook Messenger did some replicating, as well. Also, in January, Facebook included the "stories" highlight, which is being beta tried and accessible to restricted clients. Same for Facebook Messenger.

The expansion of this component on WhatsApp seems to speak to a move – it will interestingly permit clients to look through substance shared publically by their contacts.

WhatsApp, the world's biggest informing application, till now has been an immediate informing stage.

A give an account of Forbes recommended it might be an endeavour by Facebook to monetize WhatsApp.

Perused | WhatsApp may soon permit you to answer to status messages, quiet them  .Status will change that utilisation case surprisingly. It additionally possibly opens the way to messages from organisations, or rather, sponsors. WhatsApp said over a year prior that it was taking a gander at ways that organisations could send messages to its clients in an unpretentious and valuable way," the report said on Tuesday.

Facebook has possessed the capacity to round billions up income each quarter from promoters decisively in light of the fact that it can embed their recordings and photographs into its substance substantial Newsfeed," the report included.

 
 
 
 
 

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Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

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Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


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