WhatsApp rolls out ‘status archive’ feature for businesses on Android

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a brand new feature known as — ‘standing archive’ for businesses to beta tester on Android.

According to WABetaInfo, the standing updates can be archived on customers’ units after 24 hours when the feature is enabled.

In addition, customers can even handle their archive preferences and see their archive immediately from the menu throughout the Status tab.

As the archive is all the time personal, solely the businesses can see their archived standing updates.

Moreover, the report stated that this feature might be very helpful for businesses as it should permit them to republish a standing from their archive and share it with their prospects once more with the intention to enhance their enterprise.

Thestatus updates can be saved on the system for as much as 30 days, and businesses will nonetheless be capable of create ads for Facebook or Instagram or share the standing updates till they expire within the archive.

Currently obtainable to beta testers, the report talked about the brand new feature will develop into obtainable to extra customers within the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, WhatsApp is reportedly working on a brand new feature known as — ‘WhatsApp usernames’, which is able to let customers select distinctive usernames for their accounts.

With this feature, customers will be capable of decide for a novel and memorable username, as an alternative of relying solely on telephone numbers to establish contacts.

(With inputs from IANS)