Housed under the Meta group of platforms, WhatsApp has remained one of the main online messaging platforms as opposed to becoming a more social media content led platform.
Alongside using the platform for messaging friends, family or businesses, WhatsApp also allows users to add a personal status for their contacts to see, whether this be an availability status like online or busy, or simply a personal message.
Now however, the platform is adding a new feature to statuses with the addition of music sharing. Users will now see a music note icon at the top of their screen when creating a status which when tapped, unlocks a library of songs from Meta’s audio suite to pick from.
This additional feature mirrors the same ability on Instagram and Facebook stories, where a user can clip up to 60 seconds of a song on their story post.
Is this another way of Meta engaging their users, or is it simply a feature that will go unused?
