{"id":212256,"date":"2023-02-09T15:17:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T14:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=270849"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:02:53","slug":"new-features-arrive-whatsapp-status-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/new-features-arrive-whatsapp-status-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp&#8217;s latest update: Now you can express yourself with a voice message!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/whatsapp-5-new-functions-that-arrive-to-the-application\" title=\"warned you at the end of January\">warned you at the end of January<\/a>, and soon it will be a reality. WhatsApp, the popular messaging app owned by <strong>Meta<\/strong>, has announced a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.whatsapp.com\/new-ways-to-enjoy-whatsapp-status\" title=\"new features for its status\">new features for its <strong>status<\/strong><\/a>. The tool, &#8220;inspired&#8221; by the status of its sister <strong>Instagram<\/strong>, has not really stood out to date, being <strong>quite minimalist<\/strong> in terms of the features it offers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-l,f_auto,dpr_2\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/2095394417\/whatsapp-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most prominent feature by far &#8220;will be quite a talking point&#8221;, and that is that the status, in addition to text and images, <strong>will now be able to include your voice<\/strong>. The new <strong>voice status<\/strong> will allow users to record and share voice messages of up to 30 seconds as status updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new feature, which <a href=\"https:\/\/wabetainfo.com\/whatsapp-beta-for-android-2-23-2-8-whats-new\/\" title=\"was in beta last month\">was <strong>in beta<\/strong> last month<\/a>, will delight those people who want to communicate something to their loved ones, but don&#8217;t want to spend a lot of time writing or uploading an image (yes, the same people who send audios that could be published as podcasts on <strong>Spotify<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.2.8: what&#39;s new?<br><br>WhatsApp is releasing the ability to share voice notes via status updates to some lucky beta testers!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZHmQu368oz\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZHmQu368oz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ETsDLogxbC\">pic.twitter.com\/ETsDLogxbC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WABetaInfo\/status\/1615502108660203521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to voice notes, this new batch of WhatsApp updates will include a <strong>&#8220;private public selector&#8221;<\/strong>, a new privacy option for status that will allow you to share certain information of a more private nature with <strong>the people you choose<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, we will be able to <strong>react to the status with emoticons<\/strong>, in a &#8220;similar&#8221; way (copy and paste) to Instagram. When we enter the status of a WhatsApp contact, we can slide our finger up and click on one of the <strong>eight emoticons<\/strong> that will appear. If you wanted to tell a person that you find their status very funny, you will no longer have to reply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/WhatsApp-Reacciones-a-estados.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270858\" width=\"293\" height=\"522\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WhatsApp will also include <strong>status rings in profiles<\/strong> when there are new updates. This way, we won&#8217;t have to go into the Status section to see the latest from our family and friends, as they will appear in the chat list, group participant lists and contact information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last but not least, we will be able to see a <strong>preview of the links published <\/strong>in the status. After posting a link in a status, a preview will automatically appear in thumbnail format with the content behind it, giving us a <strong>clear idea of what we will find<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/WhatsApp-Vista-previa-enlaces.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270859\" width=\"293\" height=\"522\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new batch of features comes a few weeks after it became known that WhatsApp is testing the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/whatsapp-plan-send-photos-uncompressed\" title=\"possibility of uploading our photos and images without losing quality\">possibility of <strong>uploading our photos and images without losing quality<\/strong><\/a> (something that will be appreciated by those who share photos with their friends in groups), as well as new shortcuts that will facilitate the task of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/block-annoying-whatsapp-contacts\" title=\"blocking those contacts we want out of our lives\"><strong>blocking those contacts<\/strong> we want out of our lives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp has announced a series of new functions for its states, among which the possibility of publishing voice states stands out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9256,"featured_media":212257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-212256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9256"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212256"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322271,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212256\/revisions\/322271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212256"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=212256"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=212256"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=212256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}