WhatsApp follows Facebook's lead, adds colorful text status updates August 22, 2017 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - WhatsApp on Monday, August 21 began to roll out Status updates you can make by writing text on a colorful image background, a company spokesperson said, according to VentureBeat. While Status debuted as a text-only feature, it grew to include photos and videos. The new update lets users choose a font, background color, and even add links. Facebook first started testing colorful test status in December 2016, before rolling them out to everyone on the social network in March 2017. WhatsApp started testing its new colorful Status option with select users earlier this month before rolling it out to everyone now. First introduced in February, Status updates disappear in 24 hours. The Snapchat-like updates have 250 million daily users, exceeding the Snap’s main product, Facebook announced last month. Also announced on Monday, Status updates can be seen with WhatsApp on the web.  Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation  About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty.Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015.“By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. |
