{"id":10027,"date":"2025-09-03T10:49:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T10:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/whatsapp-will-soon-bring-this-instagram-stories-feature-for-its-users-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T10:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T10:49:04","slug":"whatsapp-will-soon-bring-this-instagram-stories-feature-for-its-users-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/whatsapp-will-soon-bring-this-instagram-stories-feature-for-its-users-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp Will Soon Bring This \u2018Instagram Stories\u2019 Feature For Its Users | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9546606\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 03, 2025, 15:33 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9546606\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-3269262939 asubttl-schema\">WhatsApp Status updates let you share content with contacts but soon it will work even for a close friends group like Instagram.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-3269262939 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WhatsApp is slowly becoming like Instagram\" title=\"WhatsApp is slowly becoming like Instagram\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-3269262939\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp is slowly becoming like Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">WhatsApp users are gradually seeing Meta showing its influence with some of the recent features. And another one might be on its way to the platform, borrowed from Instagram and even Snapchat. The messaging app lets you share Status Updates that is like Stories and Snap, and soon the updates can be shared with select friends and contacts on the app.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">You click\/tap on the profile ring of any WhatsApp contact and see their latest updates, which could be a still image or a video with a caption. WhatsApp wants to personalise Updates for its users, and that could happen in the next few months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>WhatsApp Status Updates With Close Friends<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Status updates with Close friends in WhatsApp have been spotted in the latest iOS beta version 25.23.10.80, and highlighted by WaBetaInfo in its report this week. Instagram users have relied on its own version of close friends tool and Meta is now extending the support to its other product. And it works the same way which was rather expected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>WhatsApp Close Friends Updates: How it Works<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The tipster has pointed out the ways the new feature will work for Status updates on WhatsApp. You get three lists for contacts; My Contacts, My Contacts Except and Only Share With. The messaging app will also have the Close Friends option which is a more refined version of Only Share with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">WhatsApp will let you create a list to use Close Friends and once you do that, the content will reflect on the profile DP in a different colour. The people getting this update will be able to see the live update for the content which is not visible to everyone. The beta tests are running for select people but its wider release is expected in the coming weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The messaging app is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/whatsapp-could-soon-let-your-chats-disappear-in-one-hour-heres-what-it-means-ws-l-9541231.html\">testing a new way to use the \u2018disappearing chats\u2019 feature<\/a>. The existing timeline for chats to disappear on WhatsApp are 24 hours, 7 days (one week) or 90 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Once the timer is set for either of these options, your chats will go away for good. But the messaging app\u00a0 wants to make the tool even more effective by letting them disappear in one hour or even 12 hours if needed in some cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-3269262939 artcta\">\n<div style=\"font-family:Inter;font-size:17px;line-height:28px\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Get latest technology updates, including phone launches, gadget reviews, AI advancements. 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