WhatsApp Status might soon show rich link previews

WhatsApp Status might soon show rich link previews, Check Details

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Meta-owned instant messaging platform, WhatsApp is working to generate rich link previews when sharing a link to the text status update.

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This feature will help both sender and receiver to check the previews before opening or reading the status link entirely.

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Currently, when you share a webpage link via your WhatsApp status, the preview is not rich and only shows the text of the added link.

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The screenshot shared by WABetaInfo clearly shows the difference between the current text status update and the one that is in the works.

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As per the WABetaInfo, the testing has been done on the iOS platform but could also be rolled out to Android users as well.

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On WhatsApp beta for Android, there is already a preview when sharing a link to text status updates, but it is not a rich preview.

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In other updates, WhatsApp has been found out working on adjusting the status update page with minor changes.

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The feature has not rolled out yet even for beta testers and is expected to arrive with a future update.

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