News for Android users: These are the innovations WhatsApp is working on

If you live between a story and a story - you might like the new WhatsApp update: the Meta company is testing some new options for the popular messaging software, including uploading a status with a video up to a minute long, similar to Instagram's story.

WhatsApp statuses are one of the most requested features since they were first launched a few years ago. Today, users can share a status update video up to 30 seconds long. But that may change.

According to a recent report, WhatsApp realized that the status feature was in high demand and therefore decided to extend the videos uploaded to the status. According to the report, the company released a beta version for Android devices for developer testing, which combines the possibility of updating a status with a video up to a minute long. Meanwhile, Meta is also testing the Android version for the option to transcribe voice notes that was previously available in the beta version for IOS users on Apple devices.

WhatsApp is also testing the ability to hide a preview of links in chats. At the end of last month, the messaging software also launched new text formatting options for the existing bold, italic, strikethrough formats, including bold and link highlights.

Last September, it was reported that Meta is testing the WhatsApp version for iPads: from the first screenshots that were released to the network, connecting to the iPad version is similar to connecting to WhatsApp on the computer and it is done by scanning a QR code, after which the WhatsApp application connects directly to the personal account with its size adjusted to the screen of the Apple tablet, without the need to connect again. WhatsApp's iPad application is expected to include all the familiar features, including the option of phone or video calls.