In the latest version of WhatsApp Beta, 2.25.21.8, a function was identified for make state updates even more interactive. After introducing music, emojis, drawings and stickers and the possibility of returning the state updates of others, the popular instant messaging app is now working on a tool that will allow users to Enter a question directly in your own statewith the possibility for contacts to respond within the same content.
How Questions for Status Updates works
This new function, Questions for Status Updates (questions in states), is not yet available even for testers, but it has been identified within the code of the latest beta version. Once implemented, it will allow you to create a state containing an open question. Contacts will be able to respond directly from the state interface, and all the answers will come collected in a private section visible only to the author. Those who receive the answers can select them and share them again in their own state, but completely anonymously, so as to guarantee the confidentiality of the user who wrote the message.
The instrument is clearly inspired by the application function Already present on Instagram Stories, which has received a wide success thanks to its ability to generate direct interactions with the public. Unlike the polls, which are limited to offering predefined response options, this type of demand allows a freer, articulated and personalized interaction.
It is not the first time that WhatsApp experiences similar tools. Already in the version 2.25.21.4 An anticipation of a similar function had emerged, however dedicated to the channels, designed to allow administrators of interact with its members through open questions. Now, attention shifts to states, a tool so far used above all to share photos, short videos or personal thoughts, but which could soon turn into a more dynamic interactive space.
WhatsApp continues his work of development of his app with the aim of Create an experience more similar to that offered by social platformsbut keeping the simplicity and confidentiality that have always characterized the service.
